The Jews of Europe around 1400
Subtitle: disruption, crisis, and resilience
By: edited by Lukas Clemens and Christoph Cluse
Series: Forschungen zur Geschichte der Juden. Abteilung A, Abhandlungen -- Band 27; Forschungen zur Geschichte der Juden -- Bd. 27.
Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Wiesbaden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9783447111218
Subjects: Jews; History
Description: "The period following the 'Black Death' of 1348-50, often labelled as an age of crisis and decline in Jewish history, is marked by repeated waves of persecution and expulsion both in the Ashkenazic lands of Central Europe (Germany, Bohemia) and in the Mediterranean world (Spain, Italy, and Crete). At the same time, however, the era was also characterized by dynamic efforts on the part of Jewish individuals and communities all over Europe to cope with outside disruption and internal tensions and to adapt to the changing circumstances. This collection of essays addresses these processes from various vantage points, investigating the analytical potential of the concept of 'resilience' for medieval studies. With contributions by Lukas Clemens and Christoph Cluse, Claude Denjean, Maurice Kriegel, Rena Lauer, Jörg R. Müller, Simon Neuberg, Lucia Raspe, Michael Schlachter, Juliette Sibon, Alessandra Veronese, Andreas Weber, and Milan ‌Žonca"--Back cover.

The period following the ?Black Death? of 1348?50, often labelled as an age of crisis and decline in Jewish history, is marked by repeated waves of persecution and expulsion both in the Ashkenazic lands of Central Europe (Germany, Bohemia) and in the Mediterranean world (Spain, Italy, and Crete). At the same time, however, the era was also characterized by dynamic efforts on the part of Jewish individuals and communities all over Europe to cope with outside disruption and internal tensions and to adapt to the changing circumstances. 0This collection of essays addresses these processes from various vantage points, investigating the analytical potential of the concept of ?resilience? for medieval studies. With contributions by Lukas Clemens and Christoph Cluse, Claude Denjean, Maurice Kriegel, Rena Lauer, Jörg R. Müller, Simon Neuberg, Lucia Raspe, Michael Schlachter, Juliette Sibon, Alessandra Veronese, Andreas Weber, and Milan ‌onca.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Essays in English, French and German.