Israel Abrahams

Jewish Life In The Middle Ages

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jewish Life in the Middle Ages is a fascinating and well-known look at life in the middle ages for the Jewish community. The author also gives attention to how the European movements of the middle ages were affected by Jewish influences. Topics addressed include: social functions of the synagogue, decay of the sermon in the middle ages, the origin of the word "ghetto", family feasts and fasts, and the ethics of dress.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 542
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 934g
• ISBN-13: 9780710311733
• ISBN-10: 0710311737
• Artikelnr.: 21969650

Autorenporträt

The British scholar Israel Abrahams (1858-1925) wrote on Jewish history, literature and sociology and was a founder of the Jewish Quarterly Review

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE CENTRE OF SOCIAL LIFE. CHAPTER II. LIFE IN THE
SYNAGOGUE. CHAPTER III. COMMUNAL ORGANIZATION. CHAPTER IV. INSTITUTION OF
THE GHETTO. CHAPTER V. SOCIAL MORALITY. CHAPTER VI. THE SLAVE TRADE.
CHAPTER VII. MONOGAMY AND THE HOME. CHAPTER VIII. HOME LIFE (continued)
CHAPTER IX. LOVE AND COURTSHIP. CHAPTER X. MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. CHAPTER XI.
TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS. CHAPTER XII. TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS (continued).