TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldin,Simha
TI  - Apostasy and Jewish identity in High Middle Ages Northern Europe: 'are you still my brother?' 
SN  - 9781847799258
AV  - DS135.E81 
U1  - 305.89240480902 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Jews
KW  - Europe, Northern
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Relations
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Christianity and other religions
KW  - Identity
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
KW  - fast
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Interfaith relations
KW  - European history
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Humanities
KW  - Regional and national history
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Apostasy and Jewish identity in High Middle Ages Northern Europe: 'Are you still my brother?'; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Leading figures; Abbreviations; 1. Early beginnings; 2. Forced conversion during the First Crusade; 3. Theological confrontation with Christianity's success; 4. Self-definition and halakhah; 5. Attitudes towards women; 6. Alternative perspectives: The literature of pietists (Ashkenazic hasidim); 7. Converts to Judaism; 8. Conclusions: The change in mentality; Bibliography; Index
N2  - The attitude of Jews living in the medieval Christian world to Jews who converted to Christianity or to Christians seeking to join the Jewish faith reflects the central traits that make up Jewish self-identification. The Jews saw themselves as a unique group chosen by God, who expected them to play a specific and unique role in the world. This study researches fully for the first time the various aspects of the way European Jews regarded members of their own fold in the context of lapses into another religion. It attempts to understand whether they regarded the issue of conversion with self-confidence or with suspicion, and whether their attitude was based on a clear theological position, or on issues of socialisation. The book will primarily interest students and lecturers of Jewish/Christian relations, the Middle Ages, Jews in the Medieval period, and inter-religious research
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