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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Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden, Boston
Brill
2020
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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 |
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Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite [371]-392 |
Beschreibung: | XV, 404 Seiten Karten |
ISBN: | 9789004417397 |
ISSN: | 1568-5004 |