European Jewry and the First Crusade
Download or Read eBook European Jewry and the First Crusade PDF written by Robert Chazan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Robert Chazan |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2023-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520917766 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520917767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis European Jewry and the First Crusade by : Robert Chazan
Book excerpt: One of the unanticipated results of the First Crusade in 1095 was a series of violent assaults on major Jewish communities in the Rhineland. Robert Chazan offers the first detailed analysis of these events, illuminating the attitudes that triggered the assaults as well as the beliefs that informed Jewish reactions to them.