Tradition and Crisis Jewish Society at the End of the Middle Ages |
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Author:
| Katz, Jacob |
Translator:
| Cooperman, Bernard Dov |
ISBN: | 978-0-8156-2827-9 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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A new edition of Katz's study of European Jewish society at end of the Middle Ages. It taps into a rich source, the ""responsa"" literature of the Rabbinic establishment of the time, a time when self-governing communities of Jews dealt with their own civil and religious issues.
A new edition of Katz's study of European Jewish society at end of the Middle Ages. It taps into a rich source, the ""responsa"" literature of the Rabbinic establishment of the time, a time when self-governing communities of Jews dealt with their own civil and religious issues.