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Book SynopsisThis new and revised edition of ChristianJewish Relations 10001300 expands its survey of medieval ChristianJewish relations in England, Spain, France and Germany with new material on canon law, biblical exegesis and ChristianJewish polemics, along with an updated Further Reading section.
Anna Sapir Abulafia's balanced yet humane account analyses the theological, socio-economic and political services Jews were required to render to medieval Christendom. The nature of Jewish service varied greatly as Christian rulers struggled to reconcile the desire to profit from the presence of Jewish men and women in their lands with conflicting theological notions about Judaism. Jews meanwhile had to deal with the many competing authorities and interests in the localities in which they lived; their continued presence hinged on a fine balance between theology and pragmatism.
The book examines the impact of the Crusades on ChristianJewish relations and analyses how anti-Jewish li
