Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe
Inspired by one fascinating and unusual historical case, Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe explores the ways religious conversion fueled Jewish-Christian tensions. In the process, it elucidates how the interplay of fact and fantasy shaped Christian views of Jews as agent...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Tartakoff, Paola, 1978-, Conversion, circumcision, and ritual murder in medieval Europe] (2021) (Teter, Magda, 1970 -)
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| Series/Journal: | The Middle Ages Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
Antisemitism (Europe)
History To 1500
B Circumcision Religious aspects Christianity History To 1500 B Blood accusation (Europe) History To 1500 B Judaism Relations Christianity History To 1500 B Electronic books B Christianity and other religions (Europe) Judaism History To 1500 B Conversion History To 1500 B Circumcision Religious aspects Judaism History To 1500 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780812251876 |
| Summary: | Inspired by one fascinating and unusual historical case, Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe explores the ways religious conversion fueled Jewish-Christian tensions. In the process, it elucidates how the interplay of fact and fantasy shaped Christian views of Jews as agents of Christian apostasy to Judaism. Cover -- Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Christian Vulnerabilities -- Chapter 2. From Circumcision to Ritual Murder -- Chapter 3. Christian Conversion to Judaism -- Chapter 4. Return to Judaism -- Chapter 5. Contested Children -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0812296737 |