Jews, Christians, and sex in renaissance Italy: A historiographical problem

Robert Bonfil

doi:10.1007/s10835-012-9159-1

Jews, Christians, and sex in renaissance Italy: A historiographical problem

Robert Bonfil^*

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Institute for Jewish Studies

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Court cases involving sexual intercourse between Jews and Christians in Renaissance Italy have attracted a lot of attention from historians in recent years. This essay challenges the widely-held assumption that the evidence assembled reflects actual attitudes of social intermingling typical of the Renaissance period. The author argues that many discussions of this topic are fundamentally uncritical and distorted, in some cases even subjective attempts to promote a personal viewpoint.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-111
Number of pages	11
Journal	Jewish History
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10835-012-9159-1
State	Published - May 2012

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