Perception and Reception of Repentant Apostates in Medieval Ashkenaz and Premodern Poland
Converts to the faith have often been perceived as somewhat problematic by Judaism; apostates even more so.1 This was especially true in medieval Christian Europe, where the adversarial relationship between Christianity and Judaism made apostasy, particularly apostasy by choice, more than mere defec...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
1996
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AJS review
Year: 1996, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 299-339 |
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| Summary: | Converts to the faith have often been perceived as somewhat problematic by Judaism; apostates even more so.1 This was especially true in medieval Christian Europe, where the adversarial relationship between Christianity and Judaism made apostasy, particularly apostasy by choice, more than mere defection; it cast aspersions on the rejected religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009400008540 |