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Vendor: Ivan G. Marcus
How the West Became Antisemitic: Jews and the Formation of Europe, 800-1500
An examination of how the Jews--real and imagined--so challenged the Christian majority in medieval Europe that it became a society that was religiously and culturally antisemitic in new ways In medieval Europe, Jews were not passive victims of the Christian community, as is often...- $39.95
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Rituals of Childhood: Jewish Acculturation in Medieval Europe
"As a piece of scholarship . . . Rituals of Childhood is impeccable. . . . As a piece of anthropological reconstruction it makes for compelling reading."-Haim Chertok, Jerusalem Post Literary Supplement "An important work, both instructive and entertaining. Marcus presents new information and...- $31.00
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Sefer Hasidim and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe
Composed in Germany in the early thirteenth century by Judah ben Samuel he-hasid, Sefer Hasidim, or "Book of the Pietists," is a compendium of religious instruction that portrays the everyday life of Jews as they lived together with and apart from Christians in towns...- $74.95
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The Jewish Life Cycle: Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern Times
In this original and sweeping review of Jewish culture and history, Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life--from childhood and...- $30.00
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