Early Modern Jewish History
Whereas most fields devoted to the study of minorities define the subjects of their inquiries in opposition to the ethnic, racial, religious, or gender hierarchies of society, Jewish studies has, traditionally fashioned itself along the norms of the European, western humanistic tradition. In this es...
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| Published in: | Church history and religious culture 2017, Vol.97 (3-4), p.393-407 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Whereas most fields devoted to the study of minorities define the subjects of their inquiries in opposition to the ethnic, racial, religious, or gender hierarchies of society, Jewish studies has, traditionally fashioned itself along the norms of the European, western humanistic tradition. In this essay I suggest that the study of Jews and Jewish life in and out of early modern Europe provides an opportunity to revise this paradigm and offer two directions for the future of the field: the synthesis of the Jews' histories of persecution and integration in Europe; and the exploration of the Jews' role in global history. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-241X 1871-2428 |