Anti-Converso Riots of the Fifteenth Century, Pulgar, and the Inquisition
Anti-Converso Riots of the Fifteenth Century, Pulgar, and the Inquisition By Norman Roth En la España Medieval, No.15 (1992) Introduction: While anyone who…
Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider
Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider Diamond, James A. (University of Waterloo) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 11…
Biblical and Koranic Quotations in Hebrew and Arabic Andalusian Poetry
Biblical and Koranic Quotations in Hebrew and Arabic Andalusian Poetry By Arie Schippers Ever and ‘Arav, Contacts between Arabic Literature and Jewish Literature in…
Maimonides’ Demonstrations: Principles and Practice
Maimonides’ Demonstrations: Principles and Practice Stern, Josef (The University of Chicago and Bar-Ilan University) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 10 (2001) Abstract It is…
Medieval Blood Myths: Christian Readings and Misreadings of Jewish Practice towards Blood
In the High and Late Middle Ages, Christians accused Jews of shedding Christian blood, and sometimes even their own, for ritual purposes. This project is interested in how Jewish and Christian perceptions of blood may have led to the formation of such myths
Purge or Remove: Persecutions for Jews in the Late Medieval Germany
Anti-Jewish violence in the Middle Ages related with a notion of Diaspora. It was accepted widely that Jews were forced to be a kind of rootless wanderers in the medieval Christendom.
The Background for Instututing the Pure Blood Laws and Conversos in the Late Medieval Spain
The Background for Instituting the Pure Blood Laws and Conversos in the Late Medieval Spain By Young-Keon Seo Deviations and Alienations of Marginalized…
The Spanish Jews and Converts in Late Medieval Thought: Statutes of Purity of Blood and the Tract of Juan de Torquemada
The Spanish Jews and Converts in Late Medieval Thought: Statutes of Purity of Blood and the Tract of Juan de Torquemada By Masao…
Scholars to Discuss Jewish/Christian Relations in the Middle Ages at Southern Connecticut State University
Scholars who study the Middle Ages will gather at Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday, November 6th, for a conference entitled Jewish and…
“Truth” is a Divine Name: Hitherto Unpublished Papers of Edward A. Synan, 1918-1997.
“Truth” is a Divine Name: Hitherto Unpublished Papers of Edward A. Synan, 1918-1997 Edited by Janice L. Schultz-Aldrich Rodopi, 2010 ISBN: 978-90-420-3154-8 This…
Hidden Treasure: The Intellectual Life of Medieval Ashkenazi Jews
Lecture: Hidden Treasure: The Intellectual Life of Medieval Ashkenazi Jews By Ephraim Kanarfogel, Yeshiva University Given at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on…
Jews and Healing in the Middle Ages: The Harmonisation of Jewish Beliefs with Theories and Practices of Different Western Medical Traditions
In this paper I shall discuss how western medieval Jews integrated medical knowledge and healing practices alien to their own beliefs, trying to conciliate them with their own values and customs, and providing them with their religious ideas and identity.
Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts on display at The Met
Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts—a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made…
The Relationship between the Papacy and the Jews in Twelfth-Century Rome: Papal Attitudes toward Biblical Judaism and Contemporary European Jewry
During the twelfth century, the papacy apparently encouraged commonly-held Christian and Jewish perceptions that the legendary Treasures of the Temple of Herod were in Rome, and used them to promote publicly the Church’s identification with the heritage of the biblical Jews, and to buttress papal power and authority.
Licoricia of Winchester: Marriage, Motherhood and Murder in the Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community
Licoricia of Winchester: Marriage, Motherhood and Murder in the Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community By Suzanne Bartlet Vallentine Mithcell, 2009 ISBN: 978-05-85303-822-1 On a spring…
Jewish pietism of the Sufi type: A particular trend of mysticisme in Medieval Egypt
Jewish pietism of the Sufi type: A particular trend of mysticisme in Medieval Egypt By Mireille Loubet Bulletin du Centre de recherche français…
The myth of minority : cultural change in Valencia in the thirteenth century at the time of the conquests of James I of Aragon
The myth of minority : cultural change in Valencia in the thirteenth century at the time of the conquests of James I of…
The Campaigns of 1494-1495 in the Italian South: Ottoman Threat, Spanish Preparations, and Jewish Gold
The Campaigns of 1494-1495 in the Italian South: Ottoman Threat, Spanish Preparations, and Jewish Gold By Nadia Zeldes Mediterraneo in armi (secc. XV-XVIII)…
If I Had Stayed in Salonika – The Holocaust and its Precursors in Sephardic History and Literature
“If I Had Stayed in Salonika” (Si io stava en Salanik): The Holocaust and its Precursors in Sephardic History and Literature Lecture by…
Crucifixion and Conversion: King Henry III and the Jews in 1255
The supposed crucifixion in 1255 of a little Christian boy by the Jews of Lincoln, in macabre parody of the crucifixion of Christ, was for Jews and Christians alike, although for very different reasons, one of the most shocking events in the reign of King Henry III.
The Role of Central Asian Peoples in the Spread of World Religions
This paper will discuss how and why the Iranian-speaking peoples of Central Asia played such a major role in the transmission of religions from the Near East to the Far East throughout the first millennium of the Common Era.
Christians and Jews in thirteenth-century Castile: the career and writings of Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Archbishop of Toledo (1209-1247)
The life of Archbishop Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada offers a window on many of the principal issues of his day. He is best known for his role in the victory over the Almohads at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) and for several works of history in which he traces the emergence of Castile, with Toledo as its political and spiritual centre.
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz By Michelle Cameron Publisher: Simon & Schuster, September 8, 2009 ISBN: 9781439118221…
Ibn Sahula’s Tale of the Egyptian Sorcerer: A Thirteenth Century Don Yllán
Ibn Sahula’s Tale of the Egyptian Sorcerer: A Thirteenth Century Don Yllán By David A. Wacks eHumanista, Volume 4 (2004) Introduction: The tale…
Medieval Christian (Dis)identifications: Muslims and Jews in Guibert of Nogent
Medieval Christian (Dis)identifications: Muslims and Jews in Guibert of Nogent By Steven F. Kruger Cultural Frictions: Medieval Studies in Postmodern Contexts Conference Proceedings…