The Jew in medieval Iberia : 1100-1500 / edited by Jonathan Ray.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is an exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish society in Christian Iberia from 1100-1500. Providing a fresh look at the ways in which medieval Jews conceived themselves and their communities, as well as their relationship to the surrounding society, the essays collected in this volume transcend older stereotypes of Christian persecution and Jewish piety to reveal a complex and vibrant community of merchants and scholars, townsmen and women, cultural intermediaries and guardians of religious tradition. Taken together, they present a portrait that adds greater nuance to our understanding of both medieval Jewish and medieval Spanish history.

Table of Contents -- Hispano-Jewish Society: An Introduction -- Before Caliphs and Kings: Jewish Courtiers in Medieval Iberia -- The World of Samuel Halevi: Testimony from the El Transito Synagogue of Toledo -- The Jew as Scientist and Philosopher in Medieval Iberia -- The Jewish Physician in Medieval Iberia (1100-1500) -- The Unknown Jewish Artists of Medieval Iberia -- The Jews of Barcelona in Maritime Trade with the East -- Jews and Finance in Medieval Iberia -- The Jewish Woman in Medieval Iberia -- Jews as Masters of Secrets in Late Thirteenth-Century Castile

Hasdai Crescas: Portrait of a Leader at a Time of CrisisSephardic Intellectuals: Challenges and Creativity (1391 -- 1492) -- Contributors -- Index

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