The Jew in Medieval Iberia, 1100-1500 / Jonathan Ray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ray, Jonathan Stewart

Series:

Jews in Space and Time

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Portugal--History.

Jews--Spain--History.

Portugal--Ethnic relations--History.

Portugal--History--To 1385.

Spain--Ethnic relations--History.

Spain--History--711-1516.

Local Subjects:

Jews--Portugal--History.

Jews--Spain--History.

Portugal--Ethnic relations--History.

Portugal--History--To 1385.

Spain--Ethnic relations--History.

Spain--History--711-1516.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Jew in Medieval Iberia is an exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish society in Christian Iberia from 1100-1500, providing a fresh look at the ways in which medieval Jews conceived of themselves and their communities, as well as their relationship to the surrounding society. The essays collected in this volume transcend older stereotypes of Christian persecution and Jewish piety to reveal a complex and vibrant community of merchants and scholars, townsmen and women, cultural intermediaries and guardians of religious tradition. Taken together, they present a portrait that adds greater nuances to our understanding of both medieval Jewish and medieval Spanish history.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Hispano-Jewish Society: An Introduction / Ray, Jonathan

Before Caliphs and Kings: Jewish Courtiers in Medieval Iberia / Decter, Jonathan P.

The World of Samuel Halevi: Testimony from the El Transito Synagogue of Toledo / Gerber, Jane S.

The Jew as Scientist and Philosopher in Medieval Iberia / Aranda, Mariano Gómez

The Jewish Physician in Medieval Iberia (1100-1500) / Kozodoy, Maud

The Unknown Jewish Artists of Medieval Iberia / Mann, Vivian B.

The Jews of Barcelona in Maritime Trade with the East / Assis, Yom Tov

Jews and Finance in Medieval Iberia / Milton, Gregory B.

The Jewish Woman in Medieval Iberia / Melammed, Renée Levine

Jews as Masters of Secrets in Late Thirteenth-Century Castile / Lachter, Hartley

Hasdai Crescas: Portrait of a Leader at a Time of Crisis / Ben-Shalom, Ram

Sephardic Intellectuals: Challenges and Creativity (1391 - 1492) / Lawee, Eric

From Al-Andalus to North Africa: The Lineage and Scholarly Genealogy of a Jewish Family / Alfonso, Esperanza

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-61811-054-3

OCLC:

1135613388