Reassessing Jewish Life in Medieval Europe. Robert Chazan

by Robert Chazan

Book Overview

This book re-evaluates the prevailing notion that Jews in medieval Christian Europe lived under an appalling regime of ecclesiastical limitation, governmental exploitation and expropriation, and unceasing popular violence. Robert Chazan argues that, while Jewish life in medieval Western Christendom was indeed beset with grave difficulties, it was nevertheless an environment rich in opportunities; the Jews of medieval Europe overcame obstacles, grew...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521145430
• ISBN13: 9780521145435
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"