The theme uniting the essays reprinted here is the attitude of the medieval Church, and in particular the papacy, toward the Jewish population of Western Europe. Papal consistency, sometimes sorely tried, in observing the canons and the principles announced by St Paul - that Jews were to be a permanent, if disturbing, part of Christian life - helped balance the anxiety felt by members of the Church. Clerics especially feared what they called Jewish pollution. These themes are the focus of the studies in the first part of this volume. Those in the second part explore aspects of Jewish society and family life, as both were shaped by medieval realities.
| ISBN: | 9780754659150 |
| Publication date: | 28th January 2007 |
| Author: | Kenneth R Stow |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies Series |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Social groups: religious groups and communities History of religion European history |
The theme uniting the essays reprinted here is the attitude of the medieval Church, and in particular the papacy, toward the Jewish population of Western Europe. Papal consistency, sometimes sorely tried, in observing the canons and the principles announced by St Paul - that Jews were to be a permanent, if disturbing, part of Christian life - helped balance the anxiety felt by members of the Church. Clerics especially feared what they called Jewish pollution. These themes are the focus of the studies in the first part of this volume. Those in the second part explore aspects of Jewish society and family life, as both were shaped by medieval realities.
Popes, Church, and Jews in the Middle Ages features in the following genres: History and Archaeology, Social groups: religious groups and communities, History of religion, European history
Popes, Church, and Jews in the Middle Ages is available in Hardback
Popes, Church, and Jews in the Middle Ages was written by Kenneth R Stow and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Popes, Church, and Jews in the Middle Ages has 352 pages
Yes it is part of Variorum Collected Studies Series series
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