Between Christian and Jew– Now Available

06/20/2012 | | American History & Studies, European & World History, Jewish Studies, Literature & Cultural Studies, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, New Titles, Religion, Religious Studies

Between Christian and Jew: Conversion and Inquisition in the Crown of Aragon, 1250-1391
Paola Tartakoff
264 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 illus.
Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4421-2 | $55.00 | £36.00
A volume in the Middle Ages Series

"An outstanding book and a compelling read, this is the first thorough account of a trial of Jews by the papal inquisition, under whose jurisdiction Jews did not normally fall. This is also the first work to attempt an overview of the phenomenon of Jewish conversion to Christianity in medieval Spain prior to the watershed of 1391, and Tartakoff's conclusions regarding the motives for conversion are very important."–Mark Meyerson, University of Toronto

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Between Christian and Jew–Now Available

04/17/2012 | | European & World History, Human Rights & Law, Jewish Studies, Literature & Cultural Studies, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, New Titles, Religion, Religious Studies

Between Christian and Jew: Conversion and Inquisition in the Crown of Aragon, 1250-1391
Paola Tartakoff
264 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 illus.
Cloth Jul 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4421-2 | $55.00 | £36.00
A volume in the Middle Ages Series

Between Christian and Jew pivots around the inquisitorial trial of three Jews who were accused in 1341 of persuading Jewish apostates to return to Judaism and die as martyrs. This cultural history explores the worlds of Jews, Jewish converts, and medieval inquisitors as they intersected in northern Iberia in the Crown of Aragon. Read more . . .

Book reviewers: to request a press copy, contact Saunders Robinson.

Educators: to request an exam copy for course use consideration, click here.