Early Medieval Christian Identity and Anti-Judaism: The Case of the Visigothic Kingdom

This article discusses the efforts by Catholic rulers to eliminate the Jewish communities of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain. Their sustained effort to define Christian identity through the forced baptism of Jews and criminalization of Judaism was unusual in early medieval Europe. In explaining Visi...

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Main Author: Stocking, Rachel L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
In: Religion compass
Year: 2008, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 642-658
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