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Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe

by Kenneth Stow

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This narrative history surveying one thousand years of Jewish life integrates the Jewish experience into the context of the overall culture and society of medieval Europe. It presents a new picture of the interaction between Christians and Jews in this tumultuous era.

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Published: 1992
Genres: Nonfiction, History, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 940.04924
LCC: DS124 .S79

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