God, Humanity, and History: The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives

by Robert Chazan

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, and History, strongly suggests. The three surviving Hebrew accounts of the crusaders' devastating assaults on Rhineland Jewish communities during the spring of 1096 have been examined at length, but only now can we appreciate the extent to which they represent their turbulent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520221273
• ISBN13: 9780520221277
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"