{"product_id":"the-conversion-of-herman-the-jew-9780812222197","title":"The Conversion of Herman the Jew","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Claude Schmitt examines a unique and controversial conversion narrative to explore its meaning within the society and culture of its period as well as what it has to tell us about the way historians think and write.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schmitt takes us on a delightful journey through some of the topics that have interested medievalists most in recent years, through discussions of medieval autobiography, of dreams and images, and of the meaning of conversion, illuminating the ways in which the Opusculum is a text of its time.\" * \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"An important book that will stimulate historians to reflect anew on how to approach the multilayered realities of the past.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A captivating reflection on the writing of history, more indispensable now than ever.\" * Philippe-Jean Catinchi, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde des Livres\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating reflection on the role of truth in medieval history.\" * Isabelle Rüf, \u003ci\u003eLe Temps\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Jean-Claude Schmitt demonstrates the fluidity of the line between history and fiction during the Middle Ages.\" * \u003ci\u003eSciences humaines et sociales\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Fiction and Truth\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Medieval Autobiography\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Dream and Its Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Conversion to Images\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Baptism and Name\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. \"A New Era of Conversion\"\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Extract from the \u003ci\u003eVita of Godfried, Count of Cappenburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Herman the Former Jew: Short Work on the Subject of His Conversion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405700178263,"sku":"9780812222197","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812222197.jpg?v=1730493325","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-conversion-of-herman-the-jew-9780812222197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}