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The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender [[electronic resource] ] : Volume I / / by Julie L. Mell



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Autore: Mell Julie L Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender [[electronic resource] ] : Volume I / / by Julie L. Mell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017
Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIX, 336 p. 24 illus.)
Disciplina: 940.902
Soggetto topico: Europe—History—476-1492
Labor—History
Social history
History of Medieval Europe
Labor History
Social History
Note generali: Includes index.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-137-39778-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910255259103321
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Serie: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History