Jewish Life in the Middle Ages (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science) - Softcover

Abrahams, Israel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486437582 ISBN 13: 9780486437583

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2005

Synopsis

First published in 1896, this social and cultural history is the work of a distinguished scholar of rabbinic literature. He describes the experience of European Jews from the tenth century to the early 1500s, covering such topics as courtship and marriage, trades and occupations, pastimes and amusements, as well as the central role of the synagogue in social life, the institution of the ghetto and personal relations between Christians and Jews.

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Synopsis:

In this reissue of the 1894 Macmillan edition, Abrahams (d. 1925) introduces his survey of Jewish life in the 9th to 14th centuries by contrasting the cosmopolitan outlook of Jews of the period with Christian feudalism. The noted British rabbinics scholar discusses the synagogue as the center of Jewish life, and all aspects of social and business l

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0486437582
• ISBN 13: 9780486437583
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480