Jews and Muslims shared a canine monstrous identity in medieval literature

Evidence

Both Jews and Muslims appeared as dog-headed men in a number of medieval texts and paintings that identified them as monsters associated with the devil. The association of dogs with Jews continues to the modern period; and while I do not provide a complete anthropology here, I would like to point to the importance of this particular anti-Semitic hate sign, which contributes to, and is supported by, Muslim dog-headed monsters. The association of dogs with Satan informs this relationship: The dog was interpreted as a manifestation of the Devil, especially in medieval times. — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 226

Categorization

• XREF: Juxtaposition of Jews and Muslims as twin ‘dog’ Others — surfaces the shared scapegoat structure the reader’s inquiry could extend. — connects to: Torturers’ animalization of detainees mirrored the medieval monster image of Muslims; Medieval Christians inhabited a world where monsters coexisted with humans everywhere; Medieval anti-Muslim rhetoric borrowed bodily-debility tropes from anti-Jewish writing (+18 more)
• SEED: Article angle: the shared dog-headed monster figure shows how Christian Europe used the same template for multiple Others, revealing the projection mechanism itself rather than any truth about the targets.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 226

Broader Connections

• The Gévaudan beast was theorized as an Eastern monster linked to Jews #corroborates (0.75) — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 355
• Fears of dismemberment shaped medieval cannibalism myths about Muslims #expands (0.60)
• Medieval Muslim-monster imagery persists today through Gothic horror and Orientalism #expands (0.50)
• Medieval female Muslim monsters fused misogyny and racism #expands (0.50) — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 189