The Jew in Medieval Iberia, 1100-1500 / / ed. by Jonathan Ray.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Alfonso, Esperanza,; Aranda, Mariano Gómez,; Assis, Yom Tov,; Ben-Shalom, Ram,; Decter, Jonathan P.,; Gerber, Jane S.,; Kozodoy, Maud,; Lachter, Hartley,; Lawee, Eric,; Mann, Vivian B.,; Melammed, Renée Levine,; Milton, Gregory B.,; Ray, Jonathan,
• HerausgeberIn: Ray, Jonathan,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Jews in Space and Time
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (350 p.)

The Jew in Medieval Iberia is an exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish society in Christian Iberia from 1100-1500, providing a fresh look at the ways in which medieval Jews conceived of themselves and their communities, as well as their relationship to the surrounding society. The essa...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Table of Contents
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
• Hispano-Jewish Society: An Introduction
• Before Caliphs and Kings: Jewish Courtiers in Medieval Iberia
• The World of Samuel Halevi: Testimony from the El Transito Synagogue of Toledo
• The Jew as Scientist and Philosopher in Medieval Iberia
• The Jewish Physician in Medieval Iberia (1100-1500)
• The Unknown Jewish Artists of Medieval Iberia
• The Jews of Barcelona in Maritime Trade with the East
• Jews and Finance in Medieval Iberia
• The Jewish Woman in Medieval Iberia
• Jews as Masters of Secrets in Late Thirteenth-Century Castile
• Hasdai Crescas: Portrait of a Leader at a Time of Crisis
• Sephardic Intellectuals: Challenges and Creativity (1391 - 1492)
• From Al-Andalus to North Africa: The Lineage and Scholarly Genealogy of a Jewish Family
• Contributors
• Index