Feeding the Eternal City - Jewish and Christian Butchers in the Roman Ghetto

Between 1555 and 1870, papal authorities created legal roadblocks to keep Rome's ghetto-bound Jews from obtaining kosher meat. But Jewish butchers found ways to circumvent canon law by working with their Christian counterparts. Kenneth Stow describes this complex collaboration, which enabled Jews to maintain their traditions in a hostile city.

About the author

Kenneth Stow is Professor of Jewish History, Emeritus, at the University of Haifa. He is the author of numerous books, including Theater of Acculturation: The Roman Ghetto in the Sixteenth Century, Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe, and the two-volume work The Jews in Rome.

Summary

Between 1555 and 1870, papal authorities created legal roadblocks to keep Rome’s ghetto-bound Jews from obtaining kosher meat. But Jewish butchers found ways to circumvent canon law by working with their Christian counterparts. Kenneth Stow describes this complex collaboration, which enabled Jews to maintain their traditions in a hostile city.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Stow, Stow Kenneth
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9780674297395
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29739-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, RELIGION / Judaism / History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, History of Religion, Judaism, Social and cultural history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Relating to Jewish people and groups, European history: Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance