ISBN:
9789004234123
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 700 pages)
Year of publication:
2012
Series Statement:
A documentary history of the Jews of Italy 33
Series Statement:
Studia Post Biblica
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Colafemmina, Cesare Jews in Calabria
Keywords:
Jews Sources History
;
HISTORY / Europe / Italy
;
Calabria (Italy) Ethnic relations
Abstract:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Sources and Abbreviations -- Documents -- Index of Persons -- Geographical Index -- Subject Index -- Errata et Corrigenda.
Abstract:
This volume of the Documentary History of the Jews in Italy illustrates the history of the Jews in Calabria from the end of the fourth century, where the first archaeological evidence of their presence appears, to 1541. Between the fourth and tenth centuries, there is a gap in the evidence while the first documentary records appear in the eleventh century, dating from Norman times. The Normans were succeeded by the Hohenstaufen, who were subsequently replaced by the Angevins and, in 1438, by the Aragonese. Under the Aragonese the Jewish community grew and flourished, reinforced by refugees from the Iberian Peninsula and Sicily. It was at that point that the Jewish population of Calabria reached its maximum expansion and there was a Jewish presence in most townships and many villages until their expulsion by Emperor Charles V in 1540. The documents in this volume describe the political, economic, and social aspects of Jewish life in Calabria primarily between 1438 and 1540. The documents are preceded by an introduction, outlining the history of the Jews in Calabria and have been furnished with summaries and references, providing a useful tool for further research. In addition a bibliography, list of sources, abbreviations, and indices are included
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
DOI:
10.1163/9789004234123
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