Law's dominion : Jewish community, religion, and family in early modern Metz [ebook] /

"In Law's Dominion, Jay Berkovitz offers a novel approach to the history of early modern Jewry. Set in the city of Metz, on the Moselle river, this study of a vibrant prerevolutionary community draws on a wide spectrum of legal sources that tell a story about community, religion, and famil...

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Main Author: Berkovitz, Jay R., 1951-
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020
Series:Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 60
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Online Access:http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=https://brill.com/view/title/34224
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Summary:"In Law's Dominion, Jay Berkovitz offers a novel approach to the history of early modern Jewry. Set in the city of Metz, on the Moselle river, this study of a vibrant prerevolutionary community draws on a wide spectrum of legal sources that tell a story about community, religion, and family that has not been told before.Focusing on the community's leadership, public institutions, and judiciary, this study challenges the assumption that Jewish life was in a steady state of decline before the French Revolution. To the contrary, the evidence reveals a robust community that integrated religious values and civic consciousness, interacted with French society, and showed remarkable signs of collaboration between Jewish law and the French judicial system"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 404 pages)
ISBN:9789004417403
9004417400
ISSN:1568-5004 ;