Katherine Aron-Beller

Jews on trial

The Papal Inquisition in Modena, 1598-1638

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the Papal Inquisition in Modena and the status of Jews in an early modern Italian duchy. Its purpose is to deepen existing insights into the role of the former and thus lead to a better understanding of how the tribunal assumed jurisdiction over a practicing Jewish community in the seventeenth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 611g
• ISBN-13: 9780719085192
• ISBN-10: 0719085195
• Artikelnr.: 33615774

Autorenporträt

Katherine Aron-Beller is On-line Adjunct Professor at Gratz College of Jewish Studies and Lecturer at the International School in Tel Aviv University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of plates Preface List of abbreviations Maps Introduction Part one:
the Inquisition and disciplining Jews 1. Jews, Papal Inquisitors, and the
Estense Dukes 2. Procedure and reaction Part two: a study of Jewish
offences in different settings 3. The Jewish household: Jewish masters and
Christian servants 4. The Piazza: verbal offences on the streets of Modena
Part three: micro-history 5. The Jew's balcony: a tale of a young Jewess's
flirtation with Christianity 6. The Pingolo: a locus for Jewish fantasy 7.
Proselytizing at Purim Conclusion Index