Sökt på: Böcker av Robert Chazan
totalt 26 träffar
The Medieval Crusade
Papers on major themes in current scholarly work on the medieval crusade, including the Templars and Jewish-Christian polemics. These papers explore major themes in recent …
From Anti-Judaism to Anti-Semitism
From its earliest days, Christianity has viewed Judaism and Jews ambiguously. Given its roots within the Jewish community of first-century Palestine, there was much in Judaism that …
Refugees or Migrants
A leading historian argues that historically Jews were more often voluntary migrants than involuntary refugees? For millennia, Jews and non-Jews alike have viewed forced population …
God, Humanity, and History
Although closely focused on the remarkable Hebrew First-Crusade narratives, Robert Chazan's new interpretation of these texts is anything but narrow, as his title, "God, Humanity, …
The Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 6, The Middle Ages: The Christian World
Volume 6 examines the history of Judaism during the second half of the Middle Ages. Through the first half of the Middle Ages, the Jewish communities of western Christendom lagged …
Barcelona and Beyond
In late July 1263 a public disputation was convened by King James I of Aragon, pitting Friar Paul Christian against the distinguished rabbi of Gerona, Moses ben Nahman. Organized …
Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa
The new edition of this popular and widely-used text includes entirely new chapters on political economy and South Africa and has been thoroughly revised throughout to reflect the …
European Jewry and the First Crusade
One of the unanticipated results of the First Crusade in 1095 was a series of violent assaults on major Jewish communities in the Rhineland. Robert Chazan offers the first detailed …
Jews of Medieval Western Christendom
Between the years AD 1000 and 1500, western Christendom absorbed by conquest and attracted through immigration a growing number of Jews. This community was to make a valuable …
Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education
This book examines the history of Jewish education from the Biblical period to the present. It traces how Jews have formally and informally transmitted their culture and worldview …
Medieval Stereotypes and Modern Antisemitism
The twelfth century in Europe, hailed by historians as a time of intellectual and spiritual vitality, had a dark side. As Robert Chazan points out, the marginalization of …
From Anti-Judaism to Anti-Semitism
From its earliest days, Christianity has viewed Judaism and Jews ambiguously. Given its roots within the Jewish community of first-century Palestine, there was much in Judaism that …