Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender

Volume I

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Julie L. Mell

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This book challenges a common historical narrative, which portrays medieval Jews as moneylenders who filled an essential economic role in Europe. This book also documents why it is a myth for medieval Europe, and illuminates how changes in Jewish history change our understanding of European history.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-10-03
Mått148 x 210 x 24 mm
Vikt573 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
Antal sidor336
Upplaga17001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137397768

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Introduction: Jousting with Windmills PART I: MODERN HISTORY AND MEDIEVAL NARRATIVES 1. The Economic Function of the Jews: A Nineteenth-Century Story 2. Twentieth-Century Jewish Émigrés and Trajectories in European Economic History PART II: MERRY OLD ENGLAND: SOME FACTS 3. "Rich as a Jew"?: An Analysis of the Distribution of Wealth and Frequency of Moneylending in the Anglo-Norman Jewish Population 4. An Economic Function for the Crown?: On Tallage, Taxation, and the Legal Status of the Jews

“This book stimulates thought and reflection on the nature of the historical thinking and the need for critical thought. Students and researchers embarking on studies of medieval Ashkenazic Jewry or of modern images of the medieval Jewish past would be well advised to read this at an early stage of their work. It is brave, original, and enlightening.” (Shaul Stampfer, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 44 (4), 2018)