HIST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mezuzah, Beth Midrash, Mikveh

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Example: jewish communal autonomy: ecclesia et synagoga (church vs. synagogue) Both judaism and catholicism/christianity had different relationships with the ruling power in. Religion was the personal identity of europeans in the medieval period. It gave people membership into the medieval social structure. All religious groups were isolated politically, culturally, etc. There were separate corporations for religious groups, each corporation was taxed differently based on their status. Jews were integrated into society as a collective. Church kept the jews around for apocalyptic scenarios. Historical background and factors contributing to jewish isolation: Jews were exiled from babylon, most returned though many migrated to europe. First century of common era: many jews were exiled by the romans in order to maintain peace. This marked the beginning of jewish migration towards central/eastern european countries. 10th century: most of the jews had left palestine. Judaism was seen as a portable religion based on the torah.

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