The conversion of Herman the Jew
Subtitle: autobiography, history, and fiction in the twelfth century
By: Jean-Claude Schmitt ; translated by Alex J. Novikoff.
Contributors: Gottfried, von Cappenberg, ca. 1097-1127; Herman, of Scheda, 12th cent.
Series: The Middle Ages series
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780812242546
Subjects: Herman, -- of Scheda, -- 12th cent; Christian converts from Judaism -- Germany -- Biography -- History and criticism
Work titles: Conversion d'Hermann le juif.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fiction and truth; title: Medieval autobiography; title: The dream and its interpretation; title: Conversion to images; title: Baptism and name; title: "A new era of conversion."