Images des Juifs à Vézelay : entre condamnation et conversion

At Vézelay, the sculpted images of Jews reflect a unique duality—simultaneously condemning and offering redemption. This ambivalence, likely influenced by Pierre de Montboissier, challenges the Western Christian notion of 'Otherness' that equated non-Christians with infidels. The study reveals how the abbey’s iconography at Sainte-Marie-Madeleine presents Jews as part of a broader redeemable community, akin to pagans, if they embrace conversion. This oscillation between blame and salvation is embedded in the Romanesque stonework, illustrating the tension between communal identity (oratores, laboratores, bellatores) and individual agency in medieval society.

Huys, V. (2013). Images des Juifs à Vézelay : entre condamnation et conversion. FKW // Zeitschrift Für Geschlechterforschung Und Visuelle Kultur, No. 54 (2013): VISUAL OTHERING. 1100–1200. https://doi.org/10.57871/FKW5420136