European Jewry and the First Crusade by Robert Chazan (1996, Trade Paperback)

University of California Press

0520205065

9780520205062

874197

Robert Chazan

European Jewry and the First Crusade

Trade Paperback

English

Judaism / General, Europe / Medieval, Jewish

1996

Textbook

Religion, History

380 Pages

8.2 in

1 in

5.5 in

16 Oz

Scholarly & Professional

Preface Introduction I. The Background The Awakening of Northern Europe The Growth and Development of Northern European Jewry Christian-Jewish Relations II. The Sources and Their Reliability The Christian Sources The Jewish Sources III. The Violence of 1096 Varieties of Violence The Devastating Assaults: A Closer Look IV. The Patterns of Response Preserving Jewish Lives Conversion or Martyrdom v. Subsequent Jewish Reactions The Return to Normalcy Memorialization, Rationalization, and Explanation VI. The Church, the Jews, and the Later Crusades Assertion of Effective Control over Crusading Related Economic Issues VII. Glances Backward and Forward Reflections of the Late Eleventh Century 1096 as a Watershed 1096 as a "Portent of Things to Come" New-Style Persecution and New-Style Martyrdom Appendix Abbreviations Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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