{"product_id":"god-humanity-and-history-robert-chazan-9780520221277","title":"God, Humanity, and History: The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives","description":"Although closely focused on the remarkable Hebrew First-Crusade narratives, Robert Chazan's new interpretation of these texts is anything but narrow, as his title, \u003ci\u003eGod, Humanity, and History, \u003c\/i\u003e strongly suggests. The three surviving Hebrew accounts of the crusaders' devastating assaults on Rhineland Jewish communities during the spring of 1096 have been examined at length, but only now can we appreciate the extent to which they represent their turbulent times. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a close analysis of the texts themselves, Chazan addresses the objectives of the three narratives. He compares these accounts with earlier Jewish history writing and with contemporary crusade historiography. It is in their disjuncture with past forms of Jewish historical narration and their amazing parallels with Latin crusade narratives that the Hebrew narratives are most revealing. We see how they reflect the embeddedness of early Ashkenazic Jewry in the vibrant atmosphere of late-eleventh- and early-twelfth-century northern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Chazan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520221273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520221277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.33w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 1135","brand":"Robert Chazan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054475505919,"sku":"9780520221277","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03fa6e29-a628-4ce2-bb3b-f766510a4754.jpg?v=1685030190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-humanity-and-history-robert-chazan-9780520221277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}