The Life and Passion of William of Norwich
(Sprache: Englisch)
A new translation of a fascinating chronicle from 12th-century England
A work that holds a unique and terrible place in the history of anti-Semitism, The Life and Passion of William of Norwich gives a remarkable insight into daily life in a medieval...
A work that holds a unique and terrible place in the history of anti-Semitism, The Life and Passion of William of Norwich gives a remarkable insight into daily life in a medieval...
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A new translation of a fascinating chronicle from 12th-century EnglandA work that holds a unique and terrible place in the history of anti-Semitism, The Life and Passion of William of Norwich gives a remarkable insight into daily life in a medieval cathedral city, while also documenting miracles at the shrine of William, a boy worshippers believed to be murdered by the Jews of Norwich. This was the earliest version of the blood libel, a horrible myth of ritual murder which has haunted Europe ever since.
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Autoren-Porträt von Thomas Of Monmouth
THOMAS OF MONMOUTH was a monk in Norwich Cathedral Priory in the mid-twelfth century, but little more is known about his life.MIRI RUBIN is a professor of medieval and early modern history at Queen Mary University of London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Thomas Of Monmouth
- 2015, 320 Seiten, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben:Rubin, Miri;Mitarbeit:Rubin, Miri
- Verlag: Penguin Books UK
- ISBN-10: 014119748X
- ISBN-13: 9780141197487
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Englisch
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