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Jews and Christians in Thirteenth-Century France - (New Middle Ages) by E Baumgarten & J Galinsky (Hardcover)

Jews and Christians in Thirteenth-Century France - (New Middle Ages) by  E Baumgarten & J Galinsky (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This book centers on changing paradigms in research and history of Jews and Christians in medieval Europe and specifically in northern France. It seeks to outline both the animosity and the intimacy that existed between these communities during the thirteenth century, a period of great changes"--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A period of great change for Europe, the thirteenth-century was a time of both animosity and intimacy for Jewish and Christian communities. In this wide-ranging collection, scholars discuss the changing paradigms in the research and history of Jews and Christians in medieval Europe, discussing law, scholarly pursuits, art, culture, and poetry.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Elisheva Baumgarten and Judah Galinsky's volume ... is a welcome reminder of the Jews' long history in the French Hexagone. ... All the essays are well-researched, meticulously edited, and to the point. Indeed, this a rare example of an edited book with a coherent construction and in which the different essays are in real dialogue with one another. ... this is a volume of uncommon thematic coherence and all together a superb piece of scholarship." (Flora Cassen, The Medieval Review, 2016) </p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Cyril Aslanov, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel David Berger, Yeshiva University, USA Susan E. Einbinder, University of Connecticut, USA Jessica M. Elliott, Grand Valley State University, USA Ari Geiger, Bar Ilan-University, Israel Ephraim Kanarfogel, Yeshiva University, USA Rella Kushelevsky, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Daniel J. Lasker Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Anne E. Lester, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA Sara Offenberg, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Samuel N. Rosenberg, Indiana University, USA Yosef Schwartz, Tel Aviv University, Israel Karl Shoemaker, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA Lesley Smith, University of Oxford, UK Margo Stroumsa-Uzan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel John Tolan, University of Nantes, France

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