Two nations in your womb: perceptions of Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Israel Jacob Yuval, Jonathan Chipman, Barbara Harshav

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Abstract

A study of the reciprocal attitudes of Jews and Christians toward one another in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, revealing images of repressed and internalized ideas that lie beneath the surface of the official, overt religious ideology. Discusses the roles played by irrationality, disinformation, and misinformation in shaping both the self-definition and the definition of the "Other" among Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages. Chs. 1-3 describe the development of Jewish hostility towards Christianity, and its influence on the martyrdom of Ashkenazic Jewry following the First Crusade. Ch. 4 (pp. 151-218), "Sipurim mitstalvim: Me-alilot kedoshim le-alilot dam" ["Intersecting Stories: From Martyrdom to Ritual Murder Accusations"], is largely based on the author's article which was published in "Zion" 58 (1993). Ch. 5 (pp. 219-266), "Tekasim mehupakhim: Ha-hostiyah, ha-matzah ve-ha-merivah" ["Inverted Ceremonies: The Host, the Matzah, and the Quarrel"], includes discussion on the idea that the host desecration, like the blood libel, reflected misunderstandings of Jewish practices.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBerkeley
PublisherUniversity of California Press
Number of pages313
ISBN (Print)0520217667, 9780520217669, 9780520258181
StatePublished - 2006

Publication series

NameS. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies
PublisherUniversity of California Press

Bibliographical note

תרגום של: שני גויים בבטנך.

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