Anti-Jewish Riots in the Crown of Aragon and the Royal Response, 1391-1392

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-316-61639-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gampel, Benjamin R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'As if the Jews had no lord'; Part I: Prologue: the Kingdom of Castile; 1. The city of Valencia; 2. The Kingdom of Valencia; 3. The island of Majorca; 4. Barcelona; 5. Girona; 6. Elsewhere in Catalonia; 7. The Kingdom of Aragon; Epilogue, Part I; Part II: 8. King Joan; 9. Queen Iolant; 10. Duke Martí (and the Duchess Maria); Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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).