RT Book
T1 Jewish life in medieval Spain: a new history
T2 Jewish culture & contexts (JCX)
A1 Ray, Jonathan
LA English
PP Philadelphia
PB University of Pennsylvania Press
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1833294920
AB "Jewish Life in Medieval Spain is a detailed exploration of the Jewish experience in medieval Spain from the dawn of Sephardic society in the ninth century to the expulsion of 1492. An important contribution of the book is the integration of the rise and fall of Jewish life in Muslim al-Andalus into the history of the Jews in medieval Christian Spain. It traces the collapse of Jewish life in Muslim Spain, the emigration of Andalusi Jewry to the lands of Christian Iberia, and the long and difficult confluence of these two distinct Jewish subcultures. Focusing on internal developments of Jewish society, it offers a narrative of Jewish history from the inside out, bringing to light the various divisions and rivalries within the Jewish community. This approach, in turn, allows for a deeper understanding of the complex relations between Spanish Jews and their Muslim and Christian neighbors. Jonathan Ray's original perspective on the Jewish experience is particularly instructive when considering the widescale anti-Jewish riots of 1391. The combination of violence and mass conversion of the Jews irrevocably shifted the dynamics of interreligious relations as well as those within the Jewish community itself. Yet even in the wake of these tragic events, the Jews of Spain continued to flourish, fostering a culture that they would carry into exile and that would preserve the memory of Jewish Spain for centuries to come"--Front flap of dust jacket
CN DS135.S7
SN 9781512823837
SN 151282383X
K1 To 1500
K1 Jews : Spain : History : To 1500
K1 Jews : Spain : Social life and customs
K1 Juden
K1 Mittelalter
K1 Juifs - Espagne - Histoire - Jusqu'à 1500
K1 Juifs - Espagne - Mœurs et coutumes
K1 Civilization - Jewish influences
K1 Ethnic Relations
K1 Jews
K1 History
K1 Spain : Civilization : Jewish influences
K1 Spain : Ethnic relations : History : To 1500050
K1 Spain : Ethnic relations : History : To 1500
K1 Spanien
K1 Espagne - Civilisation - Influence juive
K1 Spain