{"product_id":"entangled-histories-9780812248685","title":"Entangled Histories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Halakhic innovation to blood libels, from the establishment of new mendicant orders to the institutionalization of Islamicate bureaucracy, and from the development of the inquisitorial process to the rise of yeshivas, universities, and madrasas, the long thirteenth century saw a profusion of political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. These were informed by, and in turn informed, the religious communities from which they arose. In city streets and government buildings, Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived, worked, and disputed with one another, sharing and shaping their respective cultures in the process. The interaction born of these relationships between minority and majority cultures, from love and friendship to hostility and violence, can be described as a complex and irreducible entanglement. The contributors to \u003ci\u003eEntangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e argue that this admixture of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a well-conceived and compelling volume that contributes beyond the sum of its component parts. The range of topics considered makes a strong case for the distinctive 'color' of the thirteenth-century Jewish experience.\" * Jeremy Cohen, Tel Aviv University *\u003cbr\u003e\"In very large measure, the studies that comprise \u003ci\u003eEntangled Histories\u003c\/i\u003e are innovative and impressive; often they are genuinely exceptional. The perspective, quality, and originality of these essays will render the book important and attractive even to scholars who are thoroughly conversant with the literature.\" * David Berger, Yeshiva University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e —Elisheva Baumgarten, Ruth Mazo Karras, and Katelyn Mesler\u003cbr\u003e PART I. INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITIES AND INTERACTIONS IN THE LONG THIRTEENTH CENTURY\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Rabbinic Conceptions of Marriage and Matchmaking in Christian Europe\u003cbr\u003e —Ephraim Kanarfogel\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Nahmanides' Four Senses of Scriptural Signification: Jewish and Christian Contexts\u003cbr\u003e —Mordechai Z. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Bible and Politics: A Correspondence Between Rabbenu Tam and the Authorities of Champagne\u003cbr\u003e —Rami Reiner\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Rabbis, Readers, and the Paris Book Trade: Understanding French Halakhic Literature in the Thirteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e —Judah Galinsky\u003cbr\u003e PART II. SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS AUTHORITIES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. The Madrasa and the Non-Muslims of Thirteenth-Century Egypt: A Reassessment\u003cbr\u003e —Luke Yarbrough\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Jews in and out of Latin Notarial Culture: Analyzing Hebrew Notations on Latin Contracts in Thirteenth-Century Perpignan and Barcelona\u003cbr\u003e —Rebecca Winer\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. From Christian Devotion to Jewish Sorcery: The Curious History of Wax Figurines in Medieval Europe\u003cbr\u003e —Kati Ihnat and Katelyn Mesler\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Nicolas Donin, the Talmud Trial of 1240, and the Struggles Between Church and State in Medieval Europe\u003cbr\u003e —Piero Capelli\u003cbr\u003e PART III. TRANSLATIONS AND TRANSMISSIONS OF TEXTS AND KNOWLEDGE\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Cultural Identity in Transmission: Language, Science, and the Medical Profession in Thirteenth-Century Italy\u003cbr\u003e —Yossef Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Matter, Meaning, and Maimonides: The Material Text as an Early Modern Map of Thirteenth-Century Debates on Translation\u003cbr\u003e —S. J. Pearce\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Pollution and Purity in Near Eastern Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Crusading Rhetoric\u003cbr\u003e —Uri Shachar\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Adoption and Adaptation: Judah ha-Levi's ציון הלא תשאלי לשלום אסיריך in Its Ashkenazic Environment\u003cbr\u003e —Elisabeth Hollender\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038401724759,"sku":"9780812248685","price":59.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812248685.jpg?v=1750940214","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/entangled-histories-9780812248685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}