Apostasy and jewish identity in high middle ages Northern Europe
Subtitle: 'are you still my brother?'
By: Simha Goldin ; translated by Jonathan Chipman
Publisher: Manchester Univ Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780719095771
Subjects: Judaism; Jews; Relations; Christianity; Identity; Apostasy; Christianity and other religions; History
Description: 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 various aspects of the way European Jews regarded members of their own fold in the context of lapses into another religion.