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Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
Elisheva Baumgarten
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Description for Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
Hardcover. Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century provides a multifaceted account of Jewish life in Europe and the Mediterranean basin at a time when economic, cultural, and intellectual encounters coincided with heightened interfaith animosity. Editor(s): Baumgarten, Elisheva; Karras, Ruth Mazo; Mesler, Katelyn. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
From Halakhic innovation to blood libels, from the establishment of new mendicant orders to the institutionalization of Islamicate bureaucracy, and from the development of the inquisitorial process to the rise of yeshivas, universities, and madrasas, the long thirteenth century saw a profusion of political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. These were informed by, and in turn informed, the religious communities from which they arose. In city streets and government buildings, Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived, worked, and disputed with one another, sharing and shaping their respective cultures in the process. The interaction born of these ... Read more
From Halakhic innovation to blood libels, from the establishment of new mendicant orders to the institutionalization of Islamicate bureaucracy, and from the development of the inquisitorial process to the rise of yeshivas, universities, and madrasas, the long thirteenth century saw a profusion of political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. These were informed by, and in turn informed, the religious communities from which they arose. In city streets and government buildings, Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived, worked, and disputed with one another, sharing and shaping their respective cultures in the process. The interaction born of these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Jewish Culture & Contexts
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812248685
SKU
V9780812248685
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About Elisheva Baumgarten
Elisheva Baumgarten is Professor Yitzhak Becker Chair of Jewish Studies and Professor of Jewish History and History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of Practicing Piety in Medieval Ashkenaz: Men, Women, and Everyday Religious Observance, available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Ruth Mazo Karras is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota. She is author of ... Read more
Reviews for Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
This is a well-conceived and compelling volume that contributes beyond the sum of its component parts. The range of topics considered makes a strong case for the distinctive 'color' of the thirteenth-century Jewish experience. -Jeremy Cohen, Tel Aviv University In very large measure, the studies that comprise Entangled Histories are innovative and impressive; often they are genuinely exceptional. The ... Read more