Jews, Christian society, & royal power in medieval Barcelona
Explores two themes in the history of Barcelona's Jewish community in its formative years, from the middle of the eleventh century to the end of the thirteenth. This work examines the relationship of the Jewish community in Barcelona to Catalan society. It traces the development of the intra-Jewish community.
Print Book, English, 2006
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 2006
Historia
xxi, 311 p. : genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
9780472115228, 0472115227
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1. Introduction: contexts and controversies
2. The community in theory and practice
3. The foundations of an elite
4. Jewish leaders and the king, 1160-1205
5. Conflict in the community, 1205-30
6. The overthrow of the Nesi'im, 1230-41
7. Forging a new relationship: the Jews and the king
8. A new elite: Jews, Christians, and the urban economy
Conclusion: conflict, coexistence, and cooperation