RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Jewish Assimilation, Religious Pluralism, Host Desecration
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What happens with the birth and establishment of christianity in relation to a-s. Middle ages breaking up the history of a-s. Every part of a-s eventually leads up to the nazis need to think about the middle ages which produce those final moments. define what is a-s in the middle ages. Doctrine of the church for jews minimal tolerance for the jews. ^comparisons draw lines and see the difference between both. The entire history of a-s is blaming christianity. Christianity takes over the hostility of the jews pagan converts to. Self definition of christians in antiquity and today. View of the medieval c society was the worst. Golden age of jewish/muslim relations - ~711ce spain. Cohen describes about the myth of the golden age. Neo-lachrymose history of jewish/muslim relations it was actually bad for jews in muslim lands. Make it generalizable not just in one context (social scientist pov). Comparing the best of medieval islam and the worst of medieval.
