Language:
Russian
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Вестник Еврейского университета
Angaben zur Quelle:
5 (1994) 4-34
Keywords:
Antisemitism
;
Jews History
Abstract:
Describing Jewish life in the Byzantine Empire (5th-12th centuries), dwells on the anti-Jewish politics of the emperors. Theodosios II and Justinian instituted restrictions against the Jews; however, they did not attempt to expel them or to baptize them by force. At least four emperors - Heraclius, Leo III, Basil I, and Romanus I Lecapenus - issued edicts on the forced baptism of Jews; most of them regarded the Jews as traitors sympathizing with the Empire's enemies - Persians, Arabs, etc. However, the level of popular anti-Judaism was low, especially in Asia Minor where there were contacts between Jews and Christian dissenters from various sects. Pogroms took place only in Syria, where relations between Jews and non-Jews before the Arab conquest were tense. In some provinces, many of the emperors' anti-Jewish decrees were not implemented.
Note:
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