The Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 6, The Middle Ages: The Christian World
$556.95
- Hardcover
932 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2018
Summary
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 well behind those of eastern Christendom and the even more impressive Jewries of the Islamic world. As Western Christendom began its remarkable surge forward in the eleventh century, this progress had an impact on the Jewish minority as well. The older Jewries of southern Europe grew and became more productive in ev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521517249 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521517249 |
| Author: | Robert Chazan |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 932 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.23kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 159mm x 36mm |
| Series: | The Cambridge History of Judaism |
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About The Author
Robert Chazan
Robert Chazan serves as Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, where he was founding chair of the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies. He has published widely on medieval Jewish history in many books and numerous articles in American and foreign academic journals. Two recent books are The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom (Cambridge, 2006) and Reassessing Jewish Life in Medieval Europe (Cambridge, 2010). He is a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and the American Academy of Jewish Research, where he has served as President.
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