Language:
English
Year of publication:
2024
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Studies Quarterly
Angaben zur Quelle:
31,2 (2024) 136-159
Keywords:
Jews History Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Jews Social conditions Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Judaism Relations Middle Ages, 500-1500
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Christianity
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Jewish law History
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Adjoining landowners (Jewish law)
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Law History To 1500
Abstract:
Access to light and air, on the one hand, and the preservation of privacy, on the other, were highly sought after and frequently-contested commodities for both Jewish and Christian residents of increasingly crowded medieval towns. While the regulation of these rights according to Jewish law differed markedly from the approach of local German law, rabbinic responsa as well as archival materials demonstrate that Jews often embraced the legal practices of the majority when negotiating neighborly relations with both Christians and co-religionists. This article offers a close reading of such sources from the medieval German Empire, highlighting the knowledge and agency of both scholars and ordinary Jews, as well as the extent of their engagement with local legal culture.
DOI:
10.1628/jsq-2024-0008
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