IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 621: Materials in Medieval Jewish Urban Space
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Center, Tel Aviv University |
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| Organiser: | Simha Goldin, Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Center, Tel Aviv University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Simha Goldin, Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Center, Tel Aviv University |
| Paper 621-a | Objects and the Formative Environment of Jewish Communal Spaces in the Christian City (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Religious Life |
| Paper 621-b | The Peculiar Case of Wooden Utensils in the Jewish Kitchen (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Religious Life |
| Paper 621-c | Debating Style: Jewish Rules and Women's Fashion in Medieval Society (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | The medieval European Jewish neighborhood was a physical, social, and topographical space reflecting unique adaptations of residential and communal needs according to religious laws and customs as they developed within the Christian cities of the period. Understanding the features of Jewish communal life in these cities requires a complex, inter-disciplinary approach combining sources from Halacha, history, and literature. This session aims to shed light upon a critical phase in the development of Jewish thought and analyze the social, cultural, religious, and inter-cultural aspects at play in medieval European cities. |