Anti-Jewish Riots in Castile and the Royal Response, 1391-92

Gampel, Benjamin R.

ISBN 10: 1107164516 / ISBN 13: 9781107164512

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anti-Jewish Riots in Castile and the Royal Response, 1391-92
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107164516
• ISBN 13: 9781107164512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The most devastating attacks against the Jews of medieval Christian Europe took place during the riots that erupted, in 1391 and 1392, in the lands of Castile and Aragon. For ten horrific months, hundreds if not thousands of Jews were killed, numerous Jewish institutions destroyed, and many Jews forcibly converted to Christianity. Benjamin R. Gampel explores why the famed convivencia of medieval Iberian society - in which Christians, Muslims and Jews seemingly lived together in relative harmony - was conspicuously absent. Using extensive archival evidence, this critical volume explores the social, religious, political, and economic tensions at play in each affected town. The relationships, biographies and personal dispositions of the royal family are explored to understand why monarchic authority failed to protect the Jews during these violent months. Gampel's extensive study is essential for scholars and graduate students of medieval Iberian and Jewish history.

About the Author

Benjamin R. Gampel is the Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary. His published works include The Last Jews on Iberian Soil: Navarrese Jewry 1479–1498 (1989), and Crisis and Creativity in the Sephardic World: 1391–1648 (1997).