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  1. Jews and converts in late medieval Castile
    breaking with the past
    Autor*in: Reid, Cecilie
    Erschienen: 2021
    Verlag:  Routledge, New York$aAbingdon

    For the greatest good: Jews in the service of the King -- Demand and supply: Jews and taxes in fourteenth-century Castile -- Neighbours in a century of strife -- The disruption of Civil War: prelude to a tragedy -- Portrayal and self-portrayal of the... mehr

    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
    S 689
    keine Fernleihe
    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
    2021 A 3780
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
    Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
    71.1439
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe

     

    For the greatest good: Jews in the service of the King -- Demand and supply: Jews and taxes in fourteenth-century Castile -- Neighbours in a century of strife -- The disruption of Civil War: prelude to a tragedy -- Portrayal and self-portrayal of the Jew in Castilian and Hebrew literature -- Pathways to conversion -- Identity and power: the Rebellions of 1449. "Jews and Converts in Late Medieval Castile examines the ways in which Jewish-Christian relations evolved in Castile, taking account of social, cultural and religious factors that affected the two communities throughout the fourteenth and early-fifteenth centuries. The territorial expansion of the Christian kingdoms in Iberia that followed the reconquests of the mid-thirteenth century presented new military and economic challenges. At the same time the fragile balance between Muslims, Jews and Christians in the Peninsula was also profoundly affected. Economic and financial pressures were of over-riding importance. Most significant were the large tax revenues that the Iberian Jewish community provided to royal coffers, new evidence for which is provided here. Some in the Jewish community also achieved prominence at court, achieving dizzying success that often ended in dismal failure or death. A particular feature of this study is its reliance upon both Castilian and Hebrew sources of the period to show how mutual perceptions evolved through the long-fourteenth century. The study encompasses the remarkable and widespread phenomenon of Jewish conversion, elaborates on its causes and describes the profound social changes that would culminate in the anti-converso riots of the mid-fifteenth century. This book is valuable reading for academics and students of medieval and of Jewish history. As a study of a unique crucible of social change it also has a wider relevance to multi-cultural societies of any age, including our own"--

     

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    Quelle: Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Druck
    ISBN: 9780367470074
    Auflage/Ausgabe: First edition
    Schriftenreihe: Studies in medieval history and culture
    Schlagworte: Jews; Christians; Jews; Judaism; Christianity and other religions; Judentum; Nichtchristliche Religion
    Umfang: xiv, 250 Seiten, Illustrationen
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    Includes bibliographical references and index