Language:
English
Year of publication:
1985
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Theological Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
36, 2 (1985) 321-337
Keywords:
Jews
;
Jews History Middle Ages, 500-1500
;
Christian converts from Judaism
;
Antisemitism
;
Clermont (France)
Abstract:
In the 6th century, Bishop Avitus adopted an active proselytization policy and accused his opponents of overly tolerant attitudes towards the Jews. The historian Gregory of Tours recounts that a Jewish attack on a converted Jew led to the destruction of a synagogue by a mob and to baptism of most of the Jews. Those refusing to convert were expelled. The poet Venantius Fortunatus wrote a poem emphasizing the Jews' responsibility for fracturing the Christian unity of the town, and its restoration by their conversion.
DOI:
10.1093/jts/36.2.321
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