RT Review
T1 Il "Vindex sanguinis" di Isaac Viva (Amsterdam 1681): di una polemica sull'accusa di omicidio rituale
JF Annali di storia dell'esegesi
VO 16
IS 2
SP 359
OP 378
A1 Facchini, Cristiana 1972-
LA Italian
YR 1999
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1640534849
AB The essay analyzes a short treatise attributed to a Padua rabbi called Isaac Chaiim Cantarini, of the second half of the seventeenth century. It is perhaps one of the first Judaic works aiming to reject the charge of ritual murder levelled at the Jews. Through use of the scriptures, and Maimonides, the author shows how absurd the allegation of the existence of the crime, or even echoes of it, really is. He also raises other issues, not the least important being an invitation to intellectuals to utilize (as historical sources) documents emanating from public authorities, with the idea of improving our ability to evaluate particular phenomena. Finally, in a work which demonstrates a varied knowledge of both classical and ancient and modem Christian sources, he praises the tolerance of the Venetian Republic, and reveals a lively, cultured Jewish world, ready to defend itself from an accusation that often threatened the political status of European Jewish communities.
K1 Juden
K1 Ritualmord
K1 Beschuldigung
K1 Rezension