The Conversion of Herman the Jew : Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century /

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Sometime toward the middle of the twelfth century, it is supposed, an otherwise obscure figure, born a Jew in Cologne and later ordained as a priest in Cappenberg in Westphalia, wrote a Latin account of his conversion to Christianity. Known as the Opusculum, this book purportedly by "Herman, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmitt, Jean-Claude, 1946-
Other Authors: Novikoff, Alex J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Herman, > of Scheda, > active 12th century. > Opusculum de conversione sua.
Christian converts from Judaism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Juifs convertis au christianisme.
Germany.
Germany > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Fiction and truth
  • Medieval autobiography
  • The dream and its interpretation
  • Conversion to images
  • Baptism and name
  • "A new era of conversion."
  • Extract from the Vita of Godfried, Count of Cappenburg
  • Herman the former Jew: short work on the subject of his conversion [text in English].

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