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The Conversion of Herman the Jew: Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century (The Middle Ages Series)
The Conversion of Herman the Jew Autobiography History and Fiction in the Twelfth Century - The Middle Ages Series
Author: Jean-Claude Schmitt
Sometime toward the middle of the twelfth century, it is supposed, an otherwise obscure figure, born a Jew in Cologne and later a priest in Cappenberg in Westphalia, wrote a Latin account of his conversion to Christianity. Known as the Opusculum, this book purportedly by "Herman, the former Jew" may well be the first autobiography to be w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812242546
ISBN-10: 0812242548
Publication Date: 6/17/2010
Pages: 320
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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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