In the summer of 1096, marauding crusaders attacked Jewish
communities in three Rhineland cities. These violent episodes
disrupted what had been a fairly peaceful history of coexistence
between Jews and Christians for more than two centuries. Although
the two groups inhabited fundamentally different religious
universes, Jews and Christians lived in the same towns, on the same
streets, and pursued their lives with minimal interference, often
with considerable cooperation. However, the events of 1096 caused
relations between the two communities to deteriorate, with Jewish
communities suffering as a result. The careful analyses of people,
events, and texts provide a balanced perspective on the fate of
twelfth-century Jewish communities. The contributors reveal
considerable evidence that old routines and interactions between
Christians and Jews persisted throughout this volatile period. The
essays intentionally highlight areas of common or parallel
activity: in vernacular literature, in biblical exegesis, in piety
and mysticism, in the social context of conversion, in relations
with prelates and monarchs, in coping in a time of change, renewal,
and upheaval. Most importantly, the contributors insist on
integrating both Jewish and Christian perspectives into the larger
history of a very complex and increasingly urban twelfth-century
Europe. Contributors: John Van Engen, Jeremy Cohen, Ivan G. Marcus,
Robert Chazan, Jonathan M. Elukin, William Chester Jordan, Walter
Cahn, Jan M. Ziolkowski, Michael A. Signer, Elliott R. Wolfson,
Susan Einbinder, Maureen Boulton, Alfred Haverkamp, Gerard Nahon,
and Robert C. Stacey.
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