Jewish Life in Renaissance Italy

"The first fully developed and sophisticated statement of a position that goes against the main current of Jewish historiography for the past century. . . . The book will be of interest to scholars (beyond the specific field of Italian Jewish history) and to thoughtful general readers."—Marc Saperstein, Washington University

About the author

Robert Bonfil is Professor of Jewish History at The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. His extensive publications on the history of Italian Jewry in Hebrew, Italian, French, and English have earned him an international reputation. Anthony Oldcorn is Professor of Italian Studies at Brown University.

Summary

An exploration of time and space, rumors and silence, colors, tastes, and ideas that recreates the richness of Jewish life in Renaissance Italy. It points out that Jews were frequently uprooted and persecuted, and where stable communities did grow up, it was because the hostility of the Christian population had somehow been overcome.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Bonfil, Bonfil Robert
• Assisted by: Anthony Oldcorn (Translation), Oldcorn Anthony (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.1994
• EAN: 9780520073500
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07350-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Italy, Jewish Studies, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities