IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 119: Jewish / Non-Jewish Entanglements and Networks, I: Economic Aspects
Monday 3 July 2023, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | MedievalJewishStudiesNow! |
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| Organiser: | Dean A. Irwin, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Birgit Wiedl, Institut für jüdische Geschichte Österreichs, St. Pölten |
| Paper 119-a | 'But no heir came forward to redeem the pledge': Strategies of Risk Management in Jewish Credit Transactions From Late Medieval Austria (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| Paper 119-b | Minors and Anglo-Jewish Moneylending Transactions in the 13th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| Paper 119-c | Negotiating Debt Restructuring between Castilian Jewish Lenders and Secular Authorities (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| Abstract | There has been a growing appreciation amongst historians in recent decades of the embeddedness of Jews within the communities in which they resided. Scholars have moved away from viewing the Jews and Christians as geographically close but divided by impermeable barriers. Instead, a number of studies produced in the past two decades have explored the 'near-paradox of simultaneous connection and separation'. This is most evident in the area of credit, which was ubiquitous in medieval society. This panel will draw on examples of Jewish creditors from across Europe to consider themes which spanned religious and geographic boundaries. As a result, it will be seen that similar patterns can be detected across the continent. |