Divided Souls: Converts from Judaism in Germany, 1500-1750
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- Synopsis
- Carlebach (history, Queens College and CUNY) writes that while conversion usually summoned up a kind of transfiguration and rebirth into a superior religion, the meaning began eroding when speaking of 16th century German Jews. Christians increasingly saw Jewish converts as "`taufjuden,' baptized, but not truly converted," a sentiment derived from earlier centuries with the crusaders. Carlebach's close readings of writings by converts provide instruction in Christian self-definition and Jewish identity in German lands. Overwhelmingly, the Jewish side of these uneasy converts never atrophied, but instead had a positive effect on their new Christian identity. Such converts would become central in the formation of a Jewish image held by both Christians and Jews for years to come.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 324 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780300084108
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/28/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Yale University
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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