Language:
English
Year of publication:
2005
Titel der Quelle:
European Judaism
Angaben zur Quelle:
38,2 (2005) 127-139
Keywords:
Justinian
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Jews Legal status, laws, etc.
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History
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Jews History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
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Legislation (Roman law)
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Antisemitism History Middle Ages, 500-1500
Abstract:
Examines the laws in the Justinian Code pertaining to the Jews, disagreeing with the conclusion of some historians that Justinian's legislation was symptomatic of a change in attitude towards the Jews which opened the way for legal attacks on the Jews and persecution of their religion. Notes that Justinian's legislation assumes the continuing legality of Judaism and its practice in its own places of worship. Argues that it is not possible to discern a marked decline in the status of the Jews, although there may have been an increased assertion of the supremacy of Roman law in religious matters. There was no single clear policy concerning the Jews. Justinian responded to different pressures at different times, sometimes increasing restrictions, at others easing them.
DOI:
10.3167/001430005781203826
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