Jews in 6th and 7th century legal texts from Spain and Gaul: A few observations
Fourth to sixth century legal texts from Spain aimed at discouraging Christians from too close contacts with Jews, suggesting that contacts between Christian and Jewish faithful remained close. However, in 6th to 8th century, Spain laws became virulently anti-Jewish. The question is of course, why d...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Religion compass
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 12, Pages: 1-8 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Spain
/ Gaul
/ Jews
/ Legislation
/ Anti-judaism
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ History 589-711
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBG France KBH Iberian Peninsula XA Law |
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| Summary: | Fourth to sixth century legal texts from Spain aimed at discouraging Christians from too close contacts with Jews, suggesting that contacts between Christian and Jewish faithful remained close. However, in 6th to 8th century, Spain laws became virulently anti-Jewish. The question is of course, why did the lawmakers at this time in Spain turn against Jews? And what was the situation like in other regions, for example, in neighboring Gaul? Previous research has not yet provided adequate answers to these questions, which this article will attempt to clarify. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12290 |