Circumcision -- Religious aspects -- To 1500

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Conversion, circumcision, and ritual murder in medieval Europe

by Tartakoff, Paola

fromThe Middle Ages

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"This book is about the blood libel in medieval Europe. The blood libel comprises the stories that Jews would kill Christian children for ritual purposes, such as using the blood of Christian children to make matzah. The book is about Christian fears about forced conversion to J…

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Conversion, circumcision, and ritual murder in medieval Europe

by Tartakoff, Paola

fromThe Middle Ages series

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"This book is about the blood libel in medieval Europe. The blood libel comprises the stories that Jews would kill Christian children for ritual purposes, such as using the blood of Christian children to make matzah. The book is about Christian fears about forced conversion to J…

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Conversion, circumcision, and ritual murder in medieval Europe

by Tartakoff, Paola

fromMiddle Ages series

0 Type: Book

"This book is about the blood libel in medieval Europe. The blood libel comprises the stories that Jews would kill Christian children for ritual purposes, such as using the blood of Christian children to make matzah. The book is about Christian fears about forced conversion to J…

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Conversion, circumcision, and ritual murder in medieval Europe

by Tartakoff, Paola

fromMiddle Ages series

0 Type: Book

Inspired by one fascinating and unusual historical case, Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe explores the ways religious conversion fueled Jewish-Christian tensions. In the process, it elucidates how the interplay of fact and fantasy shaped Christian v…