The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom : 1000-1500 (Hardcover)

List of maps; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Prior Legacies: 1. The Muslim legacy; 2. The Christian legacy; 3. The Jewish legacy; Part II. The Pan-European Roman Catholic Church: 4. Theological doctrine; 5. Ecclesiastical policies; 6. Imagery of Judaism and the Jews; 7. Cultural and spiritual creativity: danger, challenge, stimulus; 8. Looking ahead; Part III. The Older Jewries of the South: 9. Southern France; 10. Christian Spain; 11. Italy and Sicily; Part IV. The Newer Jewries of the North: Northern France: 12. Northern France; 13. England; Part V. The Newer Jewries of the North: Germany and Eastern Europe: 14. Germany; 15. Eastern Europe; Part VI. Material Challenges, Successes and Failures: 16. Obstacles and attractions; 17. The governing authorities; 18. Successes; 19. The dynamics of deterioration; Part VII. Spiritual Challenges, Successes and Failures: 20. Proselytizing, conversion and resistance; 21. Strengthening traditional lines of Jewish cultural creativity; 22. Innovative lines of cultural creativity; 23. New and creative Jewish culture; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.