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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2020
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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"-- |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 404 pages) |
ISBN: | 9789004417403 9004417400 |
ISSN: | 1568-5004 ; |