TY - BOOK ID - 5391641 TI - Living together, living apart : rethinking Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages PY - 2007 SN - 9780691114873 0691114870 0691162069 9786612087868 128208786X 1400827698 9781400827695 9781282087866 6612087862 PB - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - Jews KW - Social integration KW - Christianisme KW - Judaïsme KW - Juifs KW - Intégration sociale KW - Judaism. KW - Relations KW - Christianity. KW - History KW - Persecutions KW - Histoire KW - Persécutions KW - Europe KW - Ethnic relations. KW - Relations interethniques KW - Judaïsme KW - Intégration sociale KW - Persécutions KW - Hebrews KW - Israelites KW - Jewish people KW - Jewry KW - Judaic people KW - Judaists KW - Ethnology KW - Religious adherents KW - Semites KW - Brotherhood Week KW - Relations&delete& KW - Christianity KW - Religion KW - Religions KW - Christianity and other religions - Judaism. KW - Judaism - Relations - Christianity. KW - Jews - Europe - History - To 1500. KW - Social integration - Europe. KW - Jews - Persecutions - Europe. KW - Europe - Ethnic relations. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5391641 AB - This book challenges the standard conception of the Middle Ages as a time of persecution for Jews. Jonathan Elukin traces the experience of Jews in Europe from late antiquity through the Renaissance and Reformation, revealing how the pluralism of medieval society allowed Jews to feel part of their local communities despite recurrent expressions of hatred against them. Elukin shows that Jews and Christians coexisted more or less peacefully for much of the Middle Ages, and that the violence directed at Jews was largely isolated and did not undermine their participation in the daily rhythms of European society. The extraordinary picture that emerges is one of Jews living comfortably among their Christian neighbors, working with Christians, and occasionally cultivating lasting friendships even as Christian culture often demonized Jews. As Elukin makes clear, the expulsions of Jews from England, France, Spain, and elsewhere were not the inevitable culmination of persecution, but arose from the religious and political expediencies of particular rulers. He demonstrates that the history of successful Jewish-Christian interaction in the Middle Ages in fact laid the social foundations that gave rise to the Jewish communities of modern Europe. Elukin compels us to rethink our assumptions about this fascinating period in history, offering us a new lens through which to appreciate the rich complexities of the Jewish experience in medieval Christendom. ER -