Medieval Sereotypes and Modern Antisemitism

by Robert Chazan

Book Overview

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 minorities emerged during the "twelfth-century renaissance" as part of a growing pattern of persecution, and among those stigmatized the Jews figured prominently.

The migration of Jews to northern Europe in the late tenth century led to the development of a new set of Jewish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520203941
• ISBN13: 9780520203945
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"