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Beautiful Death: Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France
Susan L. Einbinder
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Description for Beautiful Death: Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France
Hardback. The studies in this book examine a long-neglected corpus of Hebrew poetry, martyrological laments written over the 12th and 13th centuries for the victims of judicial violence in northern France. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
When Crusader armies on their way to the Holy Land attacked Jewish communities in the Rhine Valley, many Jews chose suicide over death at the hands of Christian mobs. With their defiant deaths, the medieval Jewish martyr was born. With the literary commemoration of the victims, Jewish martyrology followed. Beautiful Death examines the evolution of a long-neglected corpus of Hebrew poetry, the laments reflecting the specific conditions of Jewish life in northern France. The poems offer insight into everyday life and into the ways medieval French Jews responded to persecution. They also suggest that poetry was used to encourage resistance ... Read more
When Crusader armies on their way to the Holy Land attacked Jewish communities in the Rhine Valley, many Jews chose suicide over death at the hands of Christian mobs. With their defiant deaths, the medieval Jewish martyr was born. With the literary commemoration of the victims, Jewish martyrology followed. Beautiful Death examines the evolution of a long-neglected corpus of Hebrew poetry, the laments reflecting the specific conditions of Jewish life in northern France. The poems offer insight into everyday life and into the ways medieval French Jews responded to persecution. They also suggest that poetry was used to encourage resistance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691090535
SKU
V9780691090535
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About Susan L. Einbinder
Susan L. Einbinder is Professor of Hebrew Literature at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
Reviews for Beautiful Death: Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France
"An impressive examination of the character and function of the poetry of martyrdom commemorating Jews who perished at the hands of their Christian countrymen... Cogent, clearly argued, and inclusive in contextualizing historic, social, cultural, and political materials... An excellent scholarly work."
Choice "Einbinder should be congratulated ... for giving this material its long overdue attention and for generating further debate. No ... Read more
Choice "Einbinder should be congratulated ... for giving this material its long overdue attention and for generating further debate. No ... Read more