ISBN:
9789047404934
,
9789004137394
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2004
Series Statement:
The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World 20
Series Statement:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Jews in An Iberian Frontier Kingdom : Society, Economy, and Politics in Morvedre, 1248-1391
Keywords:
Ethnic relations
;
Jews History To 1500
;
Sephardim History To 1500
Abstract:
This book treats the tumultuous history of the Jews in the colonial kingdom of Valencia through focusing on one town, Morvedre. Based on archival sources, it explores the Jews' activities as settlers and officials, their role in the new kingdom's economic development, and their rapidly changing relations with the Christian conquerors and the subject Muslims. It dissects the Jewish community's internal social and political struggles while it dealt with the monarchy's heavy fiscal demands. It also considers the controversies surrounding Jewish moneylending and the Jews' embattled position during the rebellions and wars that rocked the kingdom in the fourteenth century. The book is important for students of Jewish history, Spanish history, and interfaith relations in the Middle Ages
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Note on Names and Money -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Colonizing the Valencian Frontier -- Chapter 2: Putting the Jews in Their Place -- Chapter 3: Fiscal Servitude -- Chapter 4: The Yoke of Usury -- Chapter 5: Caught in the Crossfire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789047404934
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