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Christians and Jews in the Twelfth-Century Renaissance
208 Pages
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Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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The twelfth century was a period of rapid change in Europe. The intellectual landscape was being transformed by new access to classical works through non-Christian sources. The Christian church was consequently trying to strengthen its control over the priesthood and laity and within the church a dramatic spiritual renewal was taking place. Christians and Jews in the Twelfth-Century... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 The Twelfth-Century Renaissance; Chapter 1 The Schools; Chapter 2 The Tools of Reason and Christian Humanism; Chapter 3 The Christianization of Reason; Part 2 Christians and Jews in the Twelfth-Century Renaissance; Chapter 4 A Changing Society; Chapter 5 The Jewish Challenge; Part 3 The Jewish–Christian Debate; Chapter 6 Christianized Reason at Work; Chapter 7 The Testimony of the Hebrew Bible; Chapter 8 Bodies and Money; Chapter 9 Inclusiveness and Exclusion; Epilogue;
Biography
Anna Sapir Abulafia
`Dr Abulafia's well-documented and thought provoking study primarily concerns the attitudes of Christian to Jews; Dr Abulafia gives an original and stimulating account.' - Jrnl of Theological Studies
`This is a stimulating, well-written and demanding book. The thesis is challenging, the book of immense value to anyone trying to understand both the 12th century church and European anti-semitism.' - Theolgical Book Review
`Anna Sapir Abulafia has produced a work of exceptional clarity, precision and fluency, an admirable feat given the complexity of her subject.' - Jewish History
Altogether Bisson has succeeded in assembling a group of independant studies by distinguished medievalists, which, diverse as they are, collectively make up a valuable and stimulating volume on a formative period in the histoyr of power.' - Marjorie Chibnall, English Historical Review, November 1997
