The Conversion of Herman the Jew : Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century.
Title:
The Conversion of Herman the Jew : Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century.
Author:
Schmitt, Jean-Claude.
ISBN:
9780812208757
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (318 pages)
Series:
The Middle Ages Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Fiction and Truth -- Chapter 2 Medieval Autobiography -- Chapter 3 The Dream and Its Interpretation -- Chapter 4 Conversion to Images -- Chapter 5 Baptism and Name -- Chapter 6 ''A New Era of Conversion'' -- Conclusion -- Extract from the Vita of Godfried, Count of Cappenburg (c. 1150-1155) -- Herman the Former Jew: Short Work on the Subject of His Conversion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Jean-Claude Schmitt examines a unique and controversial conversion narrative to explore its meaning within the society and culture of its period as well as what it has to tell us about the way historians think and write.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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