RT Article
T1 Entangled negotiations: Josel of Rosheim and the peasant's rebellion of 1525
JF AJS review
VO 40
IS 1
SP 125
OP 143
A1 Ḳaplan, Devorah
LA English
PB University of Pennsylvania Press
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1650681631
AB At the height of the 1525 Peasants' Rebellion, Josel of Rosheim negotiated directly with the peasants. Although he described this interaction in his writings, he omitted the content of their conversation. Previous scholars have examined the contemporaneous negotiation between the Christian authorities in Strasbourg and the peasants as a parallel to Josel's negotiation. Their interpretations of what transpired between Josel and the peasants, heavily shaped by modern Jewish-Christian relations, are wanting. This article uses histoire croisée to reassess the negotiation. By considering the personal relationships between Josel and Strasbourg's political and religious leaders alongside Josel's writings, it argues that the Jewish and Christian negotiators coordinated their efforts. This case study models a method through which scholars can begin to move beyond recognizing parallels and toward analyzing the transmission of information and ideas between Jews and Chrisitians.
DO 10.1017/S0364009416000076