God, Humanity, and History - The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives (Hardcover)

Although closely focused on the remarkable Hebrew First-Crusade narratives, Robert Chazan's new interpretation of these texts is anything but narrow, as his title, "God, Humanity, and History, " strongly suggests. The three surviving Hebrew accounts of the crusaders' devastating assaults on Rhineland Jewish communities during the spring of 1096 have been examined at length, but only now can we appreciate the extent to which they represent their turbulent times.
After a close analysis of the texts themselves, Chazan addresses the objectives of the three narratives. He compares these accounts with earlier Jewish history writing and with contemporary crusade historiography. It is in their disjuncture with past forms of Jewish historical narration and their amazing parallels with Latin crusade narratives that the Hebrew narratives are most revealing. We see how they reflect the embeddedness of early Ashkenazic Jewry in the vibrant atmosphere of late-eleventh- and early-twelfth-century northern Europe.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	2001
Authors:	Robert Chazan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	281
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-22127-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-22127-3
Barcode:	9780520221277

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