Jews in medieval law
TitleJews in medieval law
Author
EditionRevised,enlarged, second edition.
Call number305.8924/0019
Object number01004i
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherConference on Jewish Relations
Year of publication
1946
Physical descriptionpp103-111
MaterialArticle
Series titleJewish Social Studies, Publications,No.2
NotesArticle from the book "Essays on antisemitism" pp103-111
Description
In the middle ages, the legal position assigned to the Jew by and in relation to his surroundings exercised a decisive influence upon his entire spiritual, religious, economic, social and cultural development. The medieval state subordinate to the omnipotence of the Church was bound to exclude a group regarded as unbelieving or of a different faith