| Anti-Jewish Riots in the Crown of Aragon and the Royal Response, 1391-1392 Contributor(s): Gampel, Benjamin R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316616398 ISBN-13: 9781316616390 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 946.300 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Spanish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most devastating attacks against the Jews of medieval Christian Europe took place during the riots that erupted, in 1391 and 1392, in the lands of Castile and Aragon. For ten horrific months, hundreds if not thousands of Jews were killed, numerous Jewish institutions destroyed, and many Jews forcibly converted to Christianity. Benjamin R. Gampel explores why the famed convivencia of medieval Iberian society - in which Christians, Muslims and Jews seemingly lived together in relative harmony - was conspicuously absent. Using extensive archival evidence, this critical volume explores the social, religious, political, and economic tensions at play in each affected town. The relationships, biographies and personal dispositions of the royal family are explored to understand why monarchic authority failed to protect the Jews during these violent months. Gampel's extensive study is essential for scholars and graduate students of medieval Iberian and Jewish history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gampel, Benjamin R.: - Benjamin R. Gampel is the Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary. His published works include The Last Jews on Iberian Soil: Navarrese Jewry 1479�498 (1989), and Crisis and Creativity in the Sephardic World: 1391�648 (1997). |