The Golden Age of Aragonese Jewry: Community and Society in the Crown of Aragon, 1213-1327 (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization) - Softcover

Assis, Yom Tov

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904113761 ISBN 13: 9781904113768

Publisher: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008

Synopsis

The medieval Crown of Aragon reached the peak of its power and influence in the thirteenth century, and Jews took an active part in this expansion. In this detailed and meticulously researched study, Yom Tov Assis deals with many important aspects of this period, which was truly a 'Golden Age' in the history of Aragonese and Catalan Jews, both in terms of their relationship with the Crown and of their own cultural achievements.

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About the Author

Yom Tov Assis is Professor of Medieval Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former Chair of the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Dinur Centre for the Study of Jewish History, and currently Head of the Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East and
Hispania Judaica Centre for the Study of Jewish History and Culture in Sepharad. He has published extensively on the history of the Jews in the Middle Ages, and his books include The Jews of Santa Coloma de Queralt (1988), with R. Magdalena, The Jews of Navarre in the Late Middle Ages (1990),
Aljamia romance en los documentos hebraiconavarros (siglo XIV) (1992), Jewish Economy in the Medieval Crown of Aragon (1997), and with R. Magdalena and C. Lleal, Navarra hebraica (2003).

Review

"An essential book for anyone interested in Jewish life in medieval Spain, or in medieval Europe." -- Elka Klein, Medieval Review

-An essential book for anyone interested in Jewish life in medieval Spain, or in medieval Europe.- -- Elka Klein, Medieval Review

About this edition

• Publisher: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1904113761
• ISBN 13: 9781904113768
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400