The myth of the medieval Jewish moneylender. Volume I / Julie L. Mell.
2017
DS135.E81
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Title
The myth of the medieval Jewish moneylender. Volume I / Julie L. Mell.
Author
Mell, Julie, author.
ISBN
9781137397782 (electronic book)
1137397780 (electronic book)
9781137397768
1137397780 (electronic book)
9781137397768
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017].
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
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10.1057/978-1-137-39778-2 doi
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DS135.E81
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.04924
Summary
This book challenges a common historical narrative, which portrays medieval Jews as moneylenders who filled an essential economic role in Europe. It traces how and why this narrative was constructed as a philosemitic narrative in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in response to the rise of political antisemitism. This book also documents why it is a myth for medieval Europe, and illuminates how changes in Jewish history change our understanding of European history. Each chapter offers a novel interpretation of central topics, such as the usury debate, commercial contracts, and moral literature on money and value to demonstrate how the revision of Jewish history leads to new insights in European history.-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history.
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