Between Christian and Jew: Conversion and Inquisition in the Crown of Aragon, 1250-1391

Paola Tartakoff

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2012

Between Christian and Jew

Conversion and Inquisition in the Crown of Aragon, 1250-1391

Paola Tartakoff

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206753

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About this book

Between Christian and Jew pivots around the inquisitorial trial of three Jews who were accused in 1341 of persuading Jewish apostates to return to Judaism and die as martyrs. This cultural history explores the worlds of Jews, Jewish converts, and medieval inquisitors as they intersected in northern Iberia in the Crown of Aragon.

Author / Editor information

Paola Tartakoff teaches history and Jewish studies at Rutgers University.

Reviews

"Between Christian and Jew represents a rare combination of a highly original study that makes major historiographical contributions and engages in sophisticated source analysis and in a moving story that resurrects historical subjects in a way that promotes the reader's curiosity and empathy. It not only offers a constructive new way of viewing the role Jewish converts played in Jewish-Christian coexistence that will inspire innovative future research but also stands as a model of readable history writing that other scholars should aspire to emulate."—Comitatus

"A shining example of microhistory. . . . Between Christian and Jew is a careful and well-written study which through its clear focus raises important questions about medieval Jewish apostasy—for Jews and Christians of the time and for the apostates themselves."—Jewish Book World

"Tartakoff's facility with the diverse and abundant source base makes her book an important new contribution to scholarship on medieval conversion."—American Historical Review

"An outstanding book and a compelling read, this is the first thorough account of a trial of Jews by the papal inquisition, under whose jurisdiction Jews did not normally fall. This is also the first work to attempt an overview of the phenomenon of Jewish conversion to Christianity in medieval Spain prior to the watershed of 1391, and Tartakoff's conclusions regarding the motives for conversion are very important."—Mark Meyerson, University of Toronto

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Note on Names , Money, Terminology, and Transliterations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Before the Tribunal
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Part II. At the Font of New Life
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Part III. By the Fire
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 3 illus.
Keywords: History; Religion; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Religious Studies; Jewish Studies

eBook

Published: July 24, 2012
ISBN: 9780812206753