{"product_id":"abrahams-heirs-leonard-glick-9780815627791","title":"Abraham's Heirs: Jews and Christians in Medieval Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeonard B. Glick recounts the history of the Ashkenazic Jewish experience in medieval western Europe from the fifth to fifteenth centuries, focusing on interaction between Jews and Christians during this vital formative period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe demonstrates that Ashkenazic Jewish culture was profoundly shaped and conditioned by life in an overwhelmingly Christian society. Drawing on diverse Christian documents, he portrays Christian beliefs about medieval Jews and Judaism with a degree of detail seldom found in Jewish histories. Emphasizing social, political, and economic history, but also discussing religious topics, Glick describes the evolution of a complex, inherently\u003cbr\u003eunequal relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause the Ashkenazic Jews of medieval Europe were ancestral to almost the entire Jewish population of eastern Europe, their historical experience played a major role in the heritage of most Jewish Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Glick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815627793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815627791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1998","brand":"Leonard Glick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926470426879,"sku":"9780815627791","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cdc9079b-a222-4645-99b3-099df9de545b.jpg?v=1681083252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abrahams-heirs-leonard-glick-9780815627791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}