Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Angaben zur Quelle:
30,3 (1999) 407-435
Schlagwort(e):
Jews Legal status, laws, etc.
;
Jews History 1500-1800
;
Jews
Kurzfassung:
Based on examination of judicial documents, discusses criminal cases brought to trial in Frankfurt am Main between 1562-1696. Contrary to assertions made by some historians, Jews were not accorded fair and unbiased trials in early modern Europe. The legal situation of the Jews in this imperial city deteriorated steadily from the Middle Ages to the 16th century. Restrictive measures from above were reinforced by mistreatment from below. However, after the Fettmilch uprising (1612-16) and imperial punishment of the culprits, the city preferred to persecute Jews legally rather than physically. Examines legislative and procedural practices, sentences, and penal structures; shows that judicial practice discriminated against the Jews: e.g. a greater proportion of Jewish convicts were subjected to torture than Christians and in some periods Jews suffered from a highly disproportionate conviction pattern. Baptized Jews were held in even higher contempt by the courts.
Anmerkung:
Based on data from Frankfurt am Main.
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