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Beautiful Death : Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World)
Beautiful Death Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France - Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World
Author: Susan L. Einbinder
When Crusader armies on their way to the Holy Land attacked Jewish communities in the Rhine Valley, many Jews chose suicide over death at the hands of Christian mobs. With their defiant deaths, the medieval Jewish martyr was born. With the literary commemoration of the victims, Jewish martyrology followed. Beautiful Death examines the evo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691090535
ISBN-10: 069109053X
Publication Date: 7/1/2002
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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