Language:
English
Year of publication:
2004
Titel der Quelle:
Revue des Etudes Juives
Angaben zur Quelle:
163,1-2 (2004) 111-135
Keywords:
Hasniri, Yitzhak,
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Christianity and antisemitism History To 1500
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Jews History Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Jews History Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Jews
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Jews
Abstract:
Discusses three versions of a Hebrew liturgical poem ("piyyut") by a 13th-century poet from Provence, Isaac ha-Seniri, which describes the ritual stoning of the Jewish quarter or street during Holy Week and the confinement of Jewish residents to their homes. This practice was widespread in southern France, Spain, and Italy. Interprets the stoning as a Christian sacred drama of setting communal boundaries. However, the poem was not merely a lament, but also contained a strong element of anti-Christian polemic: the condemnation of Christian violence reflected a Jewish sacred drama in which the Jews would be vindicated and their enemies defeated. One version of the poem has an element of optimism, of a transition from violence to peace. Notes that when the violence exceeded ritual bounds, the Jews took measures to put a halt to it. Includes the Hebrew text of Isaac's "piyyut" (pp. 133-135).
Note:
Examines three versions of a piyyut by Isaac ha-Seniri, a 13th-century poet from Provence.
DOI:
10.2143/REJ.163.1.504718
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