The Jews of Italy: Antiquity
Leiden: Brill, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. ix, (1), 485, (1)pp. Indices and 58 page bibliography. Decorative brown boards, lettered in white, with purple headband. Illustrated with a map and 16 plates at rear. A fine, as new copy.
Abstract: Describes the history of the Jewish presence on the peninsula during the first seven centuries, from the days of the Maccabees to Pope Gregory the Great. (OCLC)
The history of the Jews in Italy is the longest continuous one of European Jewry and lasted for more than two millennia. It started in the days of the Roman Republic and continued through the Middle Ages to Modern Times. Jewish Italy served as melting pot throughout its history, first for migrants from East to West and eventually from all over the Mediterranean littoral and beyond. Some of them moved on from Italy to other countries, while the majority stayed on in the country for generations. This volume of their history covers the first seven centuries of Jewish presence on the peninsula from the days of the Maccabees to Pope Gregory the Great. It is based on archaeological finds in Rome and elsewhere in Italy, on relevant literary and legal sources and on other records. (Publisher)
Contents: Introduction : sources and methodology -- Historical background -- Jewish settlements and their demography -- The Jews and the law -- The socio-economic setting -- Jews and Judaism as the Roman pagans saw them -- Rome and Romans as the Jews saw them -- Judaism and Christianity -- The culture of Italian Jewry -- The Jewish community. (OCLC)
Volume 52 in the "Brill Series in Jewish Studies" Fine. Item #52011
ISBN: 9789004282353
Price: $200.00