{"product_id":"god-humanity-and-history-the-hebrew-first-crusade-narratives-hardcover","title":"God, Humanity, and History: The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Chazan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough closely focused on the remarkable Hebrew First-Crusade narratives, Robert Chazan's new interpretation of these texts is anything but narrow, as his title, \u003ci\u003eGod, Humanity, and History, \u003c\/i\u003e strongly suggests. The three surviving Hebrew accounts of the crusaders' devastating assaults on Rhineland Jewish communities during the spring of 1096 have been examined at length, but only now can we appreciate the extent to which they represent their turbulent times. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a close analysis of the texts themselves, Chazan addresses the objectives of the three narratives. He compares these accounts with earlier Jewish history writing and with contemporary crusade historiography. It is in their disjuncture with past forms of Jewish historical narration and their amazing parallels with Latin crusade narratives that the Hebrew narratives are most revealing. We see how they reflect the embeddedness of early Ashkenazic Jewry in the vibrant atmosphere of late-eleventh- and early-twelfth-century northern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lucidly written book, refreshingly jargon-free. . . . Chazan shows that the crusade chronicles must be appreciated as historical events unto themselves, ultimately more definitive and more verifiable than the events they relate.--Jeremy Cohen, author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Letters of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very important book, both for what it does and for the model it provides for future research into these narratives and their era.--James E. Young, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Texture of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lucidly written book, refreshingly jargon-free. . . . Chazan shows that the crusade chronicles must be appreciated as historical events unto themselves, ultimately more definitive and more verifiable than the events they relate.--Jeremy Cohen, author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Letters of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very important book, both for what it does and for the model it provides for future research into these narratives and their era.\"--James E. Young, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Texture of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Chazan, \u003c\/b\u003e winner of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture Career Achievement Award in Jewish History, is Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. Among his previous books are four published by California: \u003ci\u003eMedieval Stereotypes and Modern Antisemitism\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eBarcelona and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eDaggers of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Jewry and the First Crusade\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 281\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.32 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53193075261747,"sku":"9780520221277","price":111.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0jnlX__nEX9780520221277.webp?v=1775108867","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/god-humanity-and-history-the-hebrew-first-crusade-narratives-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}