The Jews of Medieval France The Community of Champagne

Subjects:

• History » European History -- Medieval
• Multicultural Studies » Jewish Studies
• Sociology » Sociology (General)

Reviews:

• The author succeeds in showing that the Champenois Jews were active participants in their society, and that although 11th-century Jewish scholars stressed the rights of individual communities, by the 12th-century, some Jewish authorities were calling for a greater homogeneity and conformity in terms of law. This is a very solid overview of Champenois Jewry, and will be of value to students of medieval history--both general and Jewish. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
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Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: An Overview
• Beginnings: Jewish Settlement in Champagne from the Fifth to the Ninth Century
• The Developing County and the Jews' Place in It: The Tenth Century
• The Growth and Expansion of Community: Jews in Champagne in the Eleventh Century
• From Strength to Strength: Communal Development in the Twelfth Century
• Believers and Infidels: Jews in the Christian World of Twelfth-Century Champagne
• The Jews of Champagne and Thirteenth-Century Politics: France and Champagne Become One
• The Process of Decline: The Changing Social and Economic Status of the Jews of Champagne during the Thirteenth Century
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Glossary
• Selected Bibliography
• Index