Christians and Jews in the twelfth-century Renaissance / Anna Sapir Abulafia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abulafia, Anna Sapir, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Relations.

Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Civilization, Medieval--12th century.

Civilization, Medieval.

Church history--12th century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

x, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Summary:

The twelfth century was a period of rapid change in Europe. The intellectual landscape was being transformed through new access to classical works throught non-Christian sources. The Christian church was strengthening its control over the priesthood and laity; within the church, a dramatic spiritual renewal was taking place. "Christians and Jews in the Twelfth Century Renaissance" reveals the consequences for the only remaining non-Christian minority in the heartland of Europe: the Jews. Anna Abulafia probes the anti-Jewish polemics of scholars who used the new ideas to encourage persecution of the Jews. They argued that the Jews had a different capacity for reason since they had not reached the "right" conclusion--Christianity. They formulated a universal Christendom, from which Jews were excluded. Abulafia shows how the Jews' exclusion from this view of society contributed to their growing marginalization from the twelfth century onward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-187) and index.

ISBN:

0415000122

OCLC:

31206190