The Jews in Western Europe : 1400-1600
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The Jews in Western Europe : 1400-1600
（Manchester medieval sources series）
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, c1994
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Translation of documents originally written in Latin, Hebrew, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hardback ISBN 9780719035081
Description
As European politics, society, economy and religion underwent epoch-making changes between 1400 and 1600, the treatment of Europe's Jews by the non-Jewish majority was, then as in later periods, a symptom of social problems and tensions in the Continent as a whole.
Through a broad-ranging collection of documents, John Edwards sets out to present a vivid picture of the Jewish presence in European life during this vital and turbulent period. Subjects covered include the Jews' own economic presence and culture, social relations between Jews and Christians, the policies and actions of Christian authorities in Church and State. He also draws upon original source material to convey ordinary people's prejudices about Jews, including myths about Jewish 'devilishness', money-grabbing, and 'ritual murder' of Christian children.
Full introductory and explanatory material makes accessible the historical context of the subject and highlights the insights offered by the documents as well as the pitfalls to be avoided in this area of historical enquiry.
This volume aims to provide a coherent working collection of texts for lecturers, teachers and students who wish to understand the experience of Jewish Europeans in this period. -- .
Table of Contents
- Expulsions of Jews
- canon law and the Jews
- the inquisition and the Jews
- economic role of the Jews
- Christian-Jewish social relations
- Jewish culture
- Jews and the Reformation.
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: pbk ISBN 9780719035098
Description
As European politics, society, economy and religion underwent epoch-making changes between 1400 and 1600, the treatment of Europe's Jews by the non-Jewish majority was, then as in later periods, a symptom of social problems and tensions in the Continent as a whole.
Through a broad-ranging collection of documents, John Edwards sets out to present a vivid picture of the Jewish presence in European life during this vital and turbulent period. Subjects covered include the Jews' own economic presence and culture, social relations between Jews and Christians, the policies and actions of Christian authorities in Church and State. He also draws upon original source material to convey ordinary people's prejudices about Jews, including myths about Jewish 'devilishness', money-grabbing, and 'ritual murder' of Christian children.
Full introductory and explanatory material makes accessible the historical context of the subject and highlights the insights offered by the documents as well as the pitfalls to be avoided in this area of historical enquiry.
This volume aims to provide a coherent working collection of texts for lecturers, teachers and students who wish to understand the experience of Jewish Europeans in this period. -- .
Table of Contents
General introduction: Jews as Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
1. The Church and the Jews
2. Expulsion of Jews
3. Jews in the European economy
4. Jews in European society
5. Jews in the Reformation
6. Jews in European culture
Glossary
Bibliography
Index -- .
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