The Easter Ban in the Merovingian Kingdoms: Ideal and Reality
Abstract In mid-sixth-century Gaul, two episcopal councils issued canons, in 538 and 581/3, respectively, attempting to prohibit interaction between Jews and Christians between Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday. The canons suggested that Jews, through their obstinate impiety, posed a threat to their...
| Publicado no: | Medieval encounters |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Brill
2021
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Medieval encounters
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Fränkisches Reich
/ História 486-687
/ Tempo pascal
/ Cristão
/ Judeus
/ Comunicação interpessoal
/ Interdição
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| Classificações IxTheo: | BH Judaísmo CC Cristianismo ; Religião não cristã ; Relações inter-religiosas KAD Alta Idade Média SB Direito canônico |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Merovingian Gaul
B Canon Law B Councils B Synods B Easter Passover |
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| Resumo: | Abstract In mid-sixth-century Gaul, two episcopal councils issued canons, in 538 and 581/3, respectively, attempting to prohibit interaction between Jews and Christians between Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday. The canons suggested that Jews, through their obstinate impiety, posed a threat to their Christian neighbors, particularly during that festal season associated with proselytization. While there is not corroborating evidence that the Merovingian-era Easter ban ever was put into effect, it should be understood not simply as an expression of Christian triumphalism, but rather as a sincere effort by the Gallo-Frankish bishops to protect their flocks from the “unbelieving Jews.” In an unintended consequence, the ban assigned far greater power and influence to Gallic Jews than they actually enjoyed. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0674 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Medieval encounters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12340104 |