| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 380 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Littman library of Jewish civilization |
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Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
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| Contents |
The Sources -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- The 'golden age' -- The Crown of Aragon -- The Jews of Catalonia and Aragon before 1213 -- Part One. The legal and political conditions -- 1.1. The status of the Jews in the Crown of Aragon -- 1.2. Royal privileges -- 1.3. The crown, the church, and the Jews -- Part Two. Jewish self-government -- 2.1. The Jewish community in the Crown of Aragon -- 2.2. The system of communal government -- 2.3. Elections and appointments -- 2.4. Leaders and leadership |
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2.5. Communal functionaries and synagogue officials -- 2.6. The law and the judiciary -- Part Three. Inter-communal relations -- 3.1. Relations between communities -- 3.2. Regional communal organization -- 3.3. The Catalan collectas -- 3.4. The collecta in Roussillon -- 3.5. Inter-communal relations and organization in Aragon -- 3.6. Inter-communal organization in Valencia -- Part Four. The Jewish quarter -- 4.1. The call or Juderia -- 4.2. The synagogue and house of study -- 4.3. The miqve and public baths -- 4.4. The slaughterhouse -- 4.5. The bakery -- 4.6. The cemetery -- Part Five. Jewish society |
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5.1. Social classes -- 5.2. Social welfare and mutual aid -- 5.3. Family life -- 5.4. Daily life and moral conduct -- 5.5. Crime and violence in the Juderia -- Part Six. Religious life -- 6.1. Jewish religious trends in the Crown of Aragon: between Sepharad and Ashkenaz -- 6.2. Scholars and scholarship -- 6.3. Religious supervision -- 6.4. Religious practice, divine worship, and the Crown -- 6.5. Pious and synagogal fraternities -- 6.6. Jewish education in the Crown of Aragon -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. The monetary system in the medieval Crown of Aragon |
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Appendix 2. The sovereigns of the House of Aragon in the Crown of Aragon, Majorca-Roussillon, and Sicily, 1213-1336 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The medieval Crown of Aragon reached the peak of its power and influence in the thirteenth century, and Jews took an active part in this expansion. In this detailed and meticulously researched study, Yom Tov Assis deals with many important aspects of this period, which was truly a 'Golden Age' in the history of Aragonese and Catalan Jews, both in terms of their relationship with the Crown and of their own cultural achievements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jews -- Spain -- Aragon -- History
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Ethnic relations
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Jews
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| SUBJECT |
Aragon (Spain) -- Ethnic relations
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| Subject |
Spain -- Aragon
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781909821200 |
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1909821209 |
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