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The Jews in western Europe, 1400-1600

Translated and Edited by John Edwards

The Jews in western Europe, 1400-1600
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  • ISBN: 9780719035098
  • Publish Date: Feb 2013
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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    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.

    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

    Translator and Editor

    John Edwards is Faculty Fellow in Spanish at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, Queen's College, Oxford

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