Law's dominion Jewish community, religion, and family in early modern Metz

In Law's Dominion, Jay Berkovitz offers a novel approach to the history of early modern Jewry. Set in the city of Metz, on the Moselle river, this study of a vibrant prerevolutionary community draws on a wide spectrum of legal sources that tell a story about community, religion, and family that...

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1. Verfasser: Berkovitz, Jay R. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, Boston Brill 2020
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Jewish history and culture volume 60
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Zusammenfassung:In Law's Dominion, Jay Berkovitz offers a novel approach to the history of early modern Jewry. Set in the city of Metz, on the Moselle river, this study of a vibrant prerevolutionary community draws on a wide spectrum of legal sources that tell a story about community, religion, and family that has not been told before.Focusing on the community's leadership, public institutions, and judiciary, this study challenges the assumption that Jewish life was in a steady state of decline before the French Revolution. To the contrary, the evidence reveals a robust community that integrated religious values and civic consciousness, interacted with French society, and showed remarkable signs of collaboration between Jewish law and the French judicial system
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis Seite [371]-392
Beschreibung:XV, 404 Seiten
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ISBN:9789004417397
ISSN:1568-5004