Formal and informal Patronage among Jews in the Islamic East: evidence from the Cairo Geniza
Formal and informal Patronage among Jews in the Islamic East: evidence from the Cairo Geniza By Marina Rustow Al-Qanṭara, Vol.29:2 (2008) Abstract: This paper investigates…
The Invention of the Jewish People
The Invention of the Jewish People By Shlomo Sand Verso, 2009 ISBN: 978-1844674220 Publisher’s Description: Leading Israeli historian evaluates the national myth of…
Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider
Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider By James A. Diamond Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Vol. 11 (2003) Introduction: Within…
Three Sources of Textual Evidence of Columbus, Crypto Jew
Three Sources of Textual Evidence of Columbus, Crypto Jew By Estelle Irizarry Published Online (2006) Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to add new…
The Study of Mishnaic Hebrew: Some Historical Milestones
The Study of Mishnaic Hebrew: Some Historical Milestones By Sophie Kessler-Mesguich Bulletin du Centre de recherche français de Jérusalem, Vol. 12 (2003) Introduction: The first…
One-way Streets: Urban Geography and Anti-Semitism in Chaucer’s Prioress’s Tale
Set in an unnamed city in Asia, the narrative centres around a particuar pious seven-year old school boy who desires more than anything to praise Mary by learning the ‘Alma Redemptoris Mater’ by heart.
“The Defense Has Become the Prosecution:” Ezrat HaNashim, a Thirteenth-century Response to Misogyny
The Defense Has Become the Prosecution: Ezrat HaNashim, a Thirteenth-century Response to Misogyny By Jill Jacobs Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol 3,…
‘Nothing in Our Histories’: A Postcolonial Perspective on Twelfth-Century Christian Hebraism
‘Nothing in Our Histories’: A Postcolonial Perspective on Twelfth-Century Christian Hebraism By Deborah L. Goodwin Medieval Encounters, Vol.15:1 (2009 ) Abstract: This essay examines how twelfth-century…
Antisemitism: medieval and modern
Speaker: Steven Katz Given at the Australian National University March 2009 In the 2009 Freilich Foundation Annual Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance, Steven…
The Muslim Jewish Relations in Ayyubid Egypt (1171-1250)
The Muslim Jewish Relations in Ayyubid Egypt (1171-1250) By Mohamed Hawary Paper given at Children of Abraham: Trialogue of Civilizations (2007) Introduction: Egypt had a very…
The ‘Convivencia’ of Jews and Muslims in the High Middle Ages
The ‘Convivencia’ of Jews and Muslims in the High Middle Ages By Mark R. Cohen Paper given at Children of Abraham: Trialogue of Civilizations (2007)…
Beyond convivencia: critical reflections on the historiography of interfaith relations in Christian Spain
While Americo Castro’s ‘convivencia’ remains an influential concept in medieval Iberian studies, its sway over the field has been lessening in recent years. Despite scholars’ best efforts to rethink and redefine the concept, it has resisted all attempts to transform it into a workable analytical tool.
Beyond ‘History and Memory’. Traces of Jewish Historiography in the Middle Ages
Beyond ‘History and Memory’. Traces of Jewish Historiography in the Middle Ages By Johannes Heil Medieval Jewish Studies, Vol. 1 (2007/8) Abstract: “Beyond…
The Commentary on the Song of Songs Attributed to R. Samuel ben Meïr (Rashbam)
The Commentary on the Song of Songs Attributed to R. Samuel ben Meïr (Rashbam) By Hanna Liss Medieval Jewish Studies, Vol. 1 (2007/8)…
Changes in the Middle East (950-1150) as Illustrated by the Documents of the Cairo Geniza
Changes in the Middle East (950-1150) as Illustrated by the Documents of the Cairo Geniza By S.D. Goitein Islamic Civilization, edited by D.…
The Jewish communities in Portuguese late medieval cities: space and identity
The Jewish communities in Portuguese late medieval cities: space and identity By Luísa Trindade Religion, Ritual and Mythology Aspects of Identity Formation in Europe,…
Muslim Responses to the Sanctity of the Temple Mount: Anti-Jewish and Christian Polemics
Muslim Responses to the Sanctity of the Temple Mount: Anti-Jewish and Christian Polemics By Jacob Lassner 45 Minutes Given at Northwestern University on…
Quia nolunt dimittere credere pro credere, sed credere per intelligere: Ramon Llull and his Jewish Contemporaries
Quia nolunt dimittere credere pro credere, sed credere per intelligere: Ramon Llull and his Jewish Contemporaries By Harvey Hames Revista Mirabilia, vol.5 (2005)…
