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Marking the Jews in Renaissance Italy : politics, religion, and the power of symbols /

"It is a little known fact that as early as the thirteenth century, Europe's political and religious powers tried to physically mark and distinguish the Jews from the rest of society. During the Renaissance, Italian Jews first had to wear a yellow round badge on their chest, and then later...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cassen, Flora (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover ; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Origins and Symbolic Meaning of the Jewish Badge; 2 Dukes, Friars, and Jews in Fifteenth-Century Milan; 3 Strangers at Home: The Jewish Badge in Spanish Milan, 1512-1597; 4 From Black to Yellow: Loss of Solidarity among the Jews of Piedmont; 5 No Jews in Genoa; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.