Shepkaru, Shmuel.

Jewish martyrs in the pagan and Christian worlds [electronic resource] / Shmuel Shepkaru. - Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2006 - xii, 414 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-407) and index.

Mythic martyrs -- Between God and Caesar -- "It is written in the law" -- Byzantine burnt offerings -- Zarfat -- Ve-Ashkenaz : traditional manifestations -- Ve-Ashkenaz : manifestations of a milieu -- Singing in the fire -- Fire from heaven -- Shifting paradigms.


Electronic reproduction.
Boulder, Colo. :
NetLibrary,
2007.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.

9780511345258 (electronic bk.) 0511345259 (electronic bk.)


Martyrdom--Judaism--History--To 1500.
Martyre--Judaïsme--Histoire--Jusqu'à 1500.


Electronic books.

BM157 / .S43 2006eb

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