Jews In Medieval Christendom

Author : Kristine T. Utterback,Merrall L. Price
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004250444

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Jews in Medieval Christendom by Kristine T. Utterback,Merrall L. Price Pdf

In Jews in Medieval Christendom: Slay Them Not, an international group of scholars from numerous disciplines examines the manifold ways that medieval Christians coped with the presence of Jews in their midst. The collection’s touchstone comes from St. Augustine’s interpretation of Psalm 59:11: “Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down,” as it applied to Jews in Christendom, an interpretation that deeply affected medieval Christian strategies for dealing with Jews in Europe. This collection analyzes how medieval writers and artists, often explicitly invoking Augustine, employed his teachings on these strangers within Christian Europe. Contributors include: Nancy Bishop, Kate McGrath, Irven Resnick, Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, K.M. Kletter, Robert Stacey, Jennifer Hart Weed, Jay Ruud, Kristine T. Utterback, Merrall LLewelyn Price, Eveline Brugger, Birgit Wiedl, Carlee A. Bradbury, Judy Schaaf, Barbara Stevenson, Miriamne Ara Krummel, Albrecht Classen.

Author : Robert Chazan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1139459872

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The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom by Robert Chazan Pdf

Between the years AD 1000 and 1500, western Christendom absorbed by conquest and attracted through immigration a growing number of Jews. This community was to make a valuable contribution to rapidly developing European civilisation but was also to suffer some terrible setbacks, culminating in a series of expulsions from the more advanced westerly areas of Europe. At the same time, vigorous new branches of world Jewry emerged and a rich new Jewish cultural legacy was created. In this important historical synthesis, Robert Chazan discusses the Jewish experience over a 500 year period across the entire continent of Europe. As well as being the story of medieval Jewry, the book simultaneously illuminates important aspects of majority life in Europe during this period. This book is essential reading for all students of medieval Jewish history and an important reference for any scholar of medieval Europe.

Author : Anna Sapir Abulafia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317867708

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Christian Jewish Relations 1000-1300 by Anna Sapir Abulafia Pdf

The history of relations between Jews and Christians has been a long, complex and often unsettled one; yet histories of medieval Christendom have traditionally paid only passing attention to the role played by Jews in a predominantly Christian society. This book provides an original survey of medieval Christian-Jewish relations encompassing England, Spain, France and Germany, and sheds light in the process on the major developments in medieval history between 1000 and 1300. Anna Sapir Abulafia's balanced yet humane account offers a new perspective on Christian-Jewish relations by analysing the theological, socio-economic and political services Jews were required to render to medieval Christendom. The nature of Jewish service varied greatly as Christian rulers struggled to reconcile the desire to profit from the presence of Jewish men and women in their lands with conflicting theological notions about Judaism. Jews meanwhile had to deal with the many competing authorities and interests in the localities in which they lived; their continued presence hinged on a fine balance between theology and pragmatism. The book examines the impact of the Crusades on Christian-Jewish relations and analyses how anti-Jewish libels were used to define relations. Making adept use of both Latin and Hebrew sources, Abulafia draws on liturgical and exegetical material, and narrative, polemical and legal sources, to give a vivid and accurate sense of how Christians interacted with Jews and Jews with Christians.

Author : Nora Berend
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521651851

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At the Gate of Christendom by Nora Berend Pdf

A study of the status of Jews, Muslims and pagan Turkic nomads in medieval Hungary.

Author : Irven M. Resnick
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780813219691

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Marks of Distinctions by Irven M. Resnick Pdf

Through the use of several illustrations from illuminated manuscripts and other media, Resnick engages readers in a discussion of the later medieval notion of Jewish difference.

Author : Robert Chazan
Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : 0874413028

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Church, State, and Jew in the Middle Ages by Robert Chazan Pdf

A collection of medieval European documents of the Church and state, including theological positions on the Jews; papal decrees and local and national charters granting rights to Jews; documents relating to protection of Jews; ecclesiastic limitations on Jews, relating particularly to usury and attacks on the Talmud; missionizing (e.g. forced sermons and disputations); and persecution by the state (e.g. confiscation of properties, bodily attacks, and expulsions).

Author : A. Abulafia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781403913821

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Religious Violence Between Christians and Jews by A. Abulafia Pdf

Exploring deep into the history of the conflict between Christians and Jews from medieval to modern times, this wide-ranging volume - which includes newly uncovered material from the recently opened post-Soviet archives - seeks to bring positive understanding to controversial issues of inter-faith confrontation. Here, a number of eminent scholars from around the globe, come together to discuss openly and objectively the dynamics of Jewish creative response in the face of violence. Through the analysis of the histories of both the Christian and Jewish religious traditions, we are brought to an understanding of their relationship as a modern day phenomenon.

Author : Robert Chazan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0511648804

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The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom, 1000-1500 by Robert Chazan Pdf

Author : David Engel,Lawrence H. Schiffman,Elliot R. Wolfson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004222335

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Studies in Medieval Jewish Intellectual and Social History by David Engel,Lawrence H. Schiffman,Elliot R. Wolfson Pdf

Thirteen leading scholars offer a fresh look at four key topics in medieval Jewish studies: the history of Jewish communities in Western Christendom, Jewish-Christian interactions in medieval Europe, medieval Jewish Biblical exegesis and religious literature, and historical representations of medieval Jewry.

Author : Mark R. Cohen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400844333

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Under Crescent and Cross by Mark R. Cohen Pdf

Did Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages cohabit in a peaceful "interfaith utopia"? Or were Jews under Muslim rule persecuted, much as they were in Christian lands? Rejecting both polemically charged ideas as myths, Mark Cohen offers a systematic comparison of Jewish life in medieval Islam and Christendom--and the first in-depth explanation of why medieval Islamic-Jewish relations, though not utopic, were less confrontational and violent than those between Christians and Jews in the West. Under Crescent and Cross has been translated into Turkish, Hebrew, German, Arabic, French, and Spanish, and its historic message continues to be relevant across continents and time. This updated edition, which contains an important new introduction and afterword by the author, serves as a great companion to the original.

Author : Anthony Bale
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780230016

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Feeling Persecuted by Anthony Bale Pdf

In Feeling Persecuted, Anthony Bale explores the medieval Christian attitude toward Jews, which included a pervasive fear of persecution and an imagined fear of violence enacted against Christians. As a result, Christians retaliated with expulsions, riots, and murders that systematically denied Jews the right to religious freedom and peace. Through close readings of a wide range of sources, Bale exposes the perceived violence enacted by the Jews and how the images of this Christian suffering and persecution were central to medieval ideas of love, community, and home. The images and texts explored by Bale expose a surprising practice of recreational persecution and show that the violence perpetrated against medieval Jews was far from simple anti-Semitism and was in fact a complex part of medieval life and culture. Bale’s comprehensive look at medieval poetry, drama, visual culture, theology, and philosophy makes Feeling Persecuted an important read for anyone interested in the history of Christian-Jewish relations and the impact of this history on modern culture.

Author : Jonathan Elukin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691162065

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Living Together, Living Apart by Jonathan Elukin Pdf

This book challenges the standard conception of the Middle Ages as a time of persecution for Jews. Jonathan Elukin traces the experience of Jews in Europe from late antiquity through the Renaissance and Reformation, revealing how the pluralism of medieval society allowed Jews to feel part of their local communities despite recurrent expressions of hatred against them. Elukin shows that Jews and Christians coexisted more or less peacefully for much of the Middle Ages, and that the violence directed at Jews was largely isolated and did not undermine their participation in the daily rhythms of European society. The extraordinary picture that emerges is one of Jews living comfortably among their Christian neighbors, working with Christians, and occasionally cultivating lasting friendships even as Christian culture often demonized Jews. As Elukin makes clear, the expulsions of Jews from England, France, Spain, and elsewhere were not the inevitable culmination of persecution, but arose from the religious and political expediencies of particular rulers. He demonstrates that the history of successful Jewish-Christian interaction in the Middle Ages in fact laid the social foundations that gave rise to the Jewish communities of modern Europe. Elukin compels us to rethink our assumptions about this fascinating period in history, offering us a new lens through which to appreciate the rich complexities of the Jewish experience in medieval Christendom.

Author : Jeremy Cohen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520922914

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Living Letters of the Law by Jeremy Cohen Pdf

In Living Letters of the Law, Jeremy Cohen investigates the images of Jews and Judaism in the works of medieval Christian theologians from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas. He reveals how—and why—medieval Christianity fashioned a Jew on the basis of its reading of the Bible, and how this hermeneutically crafted Jew assumed distinctive character and power in Christian thought and culture. Augustine's doctrine of Jewish witness, which constructed the Jews so as to mandate their survival in a properly ordered Christian world, is the starting point for this illuminating study. Cohen demonstrates how adaptations of this doctrine reflected change in the self-consciousness of early medieval civilization. After exploring the effect of twelfth-century Europe's encounter with Islam on the value of Augustine's Jewish witnesses, he concludes with a new assessment of the reception of Augustine's ideas among thirteenth-century popes and friars. Consistently linking the medieval idea of the Jew with broader issues of textual criticism, anthropology, and the philosophy of history, this book demonstrates the complex significance of Christianity's "hermeneutical Jew" not only in the history of antisemitism but also in the broad scope of Western intellectual history.

Author : Jonathan Adams,Jussi Hanska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317611967

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The Jewish-Christian Encounter in Medieval Preaching by Jonathan Adams,Jussi Hanska Pdf

This book explores the complexity of preaching as a phenomenon in the medieval Jewish-Christian encounter. This was not only an "encounter" as physical meeting or confrontation (such as the forced attendance of Jews at Christian sermons that took place across Europe), but also an "imaginary" or theological encounter in which Jews remained a figure from a distant constructed time and place who served only to underline and verify Christian teachings. Contributors also explore the Jewish response to Christian anti-Jewish preaching in their own preaching and religious instruction.

Author : Martin Schwarz Lausten
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004304376

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Jews and Christians in Denmark by Martin Schwarz Lausten Pdf

In Jews and Christians in Denmark Martin Schwarz Lausten investigates how the antijudaistic attitudes in Church and society changed starting around 1100. While some anti-Semitic movements arose later, 7,000 Danish Jews were able to escape to Sweden with Christian assistance during the German occupation.