UID:
almafu_9958352294102883
Format:
1 online resource(344p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812290127
Series Statement:
Jewish Culture and Contexts
Content:
Elisheva Baumgarten offers a fresh assessment of Jewish daily practices in medieval Ashkenaz. The first study to address the practices of men and women together, Baumgarten explores how Jews who were not learned alongside those who were expressed their convictions and reinforced their identities ass Jews within a Christian world.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Standing Before God: Purity and Impurity in the Synagogue --
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Chapter 2. Jewish Fasting and Atonement in a Christian Context --
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Chapter 3. Communal Charity: Evidence from Medieval Nürnberg --
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Chapter 4. Positive Time-Bound Commandments: Class, Gender, and Transformation --
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Chapter 5. Conspicuous in the City: Medieval Jews in Urban Centers --
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Chapter 6. Feigning Piety: Tracing Two Tales of Pious Pretenders --
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Chapter 7. Practicing Piety: Social and Comparative Perspectives --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812290127
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290127
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290127
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