The Unknown Neighbour - The Jew in the Thought of Isidore of Seville

This analysis of the theological positions of Isidore of Seville provides new insights into the political instrumentalization of religion in Visigothic Spain. Catholicism served as the main component of the "proto-national" agenda of the Gothic monarchy.

About the author

Wolfram Drews, Dr.phil. (2001) in Medieval History (Freie Universität, Berlin), holds the chair in medieval history at the University od Münster.. He has been a Research Fellow at Bonn University (Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum) and has published extensively on late antique and medieval Spanish history, as well as on the history of Judaism.

Product details

• Authors: Wolfram Drews
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2006
• EAN: 9789004149649
• ISBN: 978-90-04-14964-9
• No. of pages: 387
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 243 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 857 g
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous