The Jews in Umbria
Documentary /history of the Jews in Italy / 1484-1736
Published on 1. July 1994
Book
Hardback
492 pages
978-90-04-10165-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Jews in Umbria is based mainly on documentation preserved in the archives of Umbria. It illustrates the political and socio-economic history of the Jewish community from the second half of the thirteenth century, when Jewish settlement in the region became permanent and continuous, to the expulsion of the Jews in 1569 decreed by Pope Pius V.
Umbria was an important geographical and political entity in central Italy during the late Middle Ages and was always linked to the Papal State. The documents provide us with important information that enables us to appreciate correctly the Jews' economic role in the region and their relationships with the political powers (the communes and the popes) and the Mendicant orders. Furthermore, they enlighten us on aspects of the Jews' daily life, and on their relationship with Christian society.
Umbria was an important geographical and political entity in central Italy during the late Middle Ages and was always linked to the Papal State. The documents provide us with important information that enables us to appreciate correctly the Jews' economic role in the region and their relationships with the political powers (the communes and the popes) and the Mendicant orders. Furthermore, they enlighten us on aspects of the Jews' daily life, and on their relationship with Christian society.
Reviews / Votes
'In all, Professor Toaff has offered an important collection of archival documents, most given in short English summaries, but also a significant number offered untranslated and in full, which will assist any scholar attempting to gain greater insight into the history of European Jewry in the early modern period...this volume, like the ones that have preceded it, is a superb accomplishment and a significant scholarly contribution.'Dean Phillip Bell, Sixteenth Century Journal, 1996.
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Person
Ariel Toaff is Professor of Medieval Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University (Israel). Currently he is Visiting Professor of Jewish history at Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, Rome.