The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender : Volume I Hardback
by Julie L. Mell
Part of the Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History series
Hardback
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This book challenges a common historical narrative, which portrays medieval Jews as moneylenders who filled an essential economic role in Europe.
It traces how and why this narrative was constructed as a philosemitic narrative in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in response to the rise of political antisemitism.
This book also documents why it is a myth for medieval Europe, and illuminates how changes in Jewish history change our understanding of European history. Each chapter offers a novel interpretation of central topics, such as the usury debate, commercial contracts, and moral literature on money and value to demonstrate how the revision of Jewish history leads to new insights in European history.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, 24 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 336 p. 24 illus.
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:03/10/2017
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- ISBN:9781137397768
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, 24 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 336 p. 24 illus.
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:03/10/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781137397768
