FIVE. Une Bele Qedushah: Troyes 1288

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. INTRODUCTION: The Medieval Poetry of Jewish Martyrdom 1
5. ONE. Faith and Fury: Medieval Jewish Martyrological Poetry and Resistance to Conversion 17
6. TWO. “The Fire Does Not Burn”: The Emergence of a Martyrological Motif 45
7. THREE. Burning Jewish Books 70
8. FOUR. Wheels within Wheels: Literature, History, and Methodology 100
9. FIVE. Une Bele Qedushah: Troyes 1288 126
10. SIX. Jonathan and His Magic Book: Paris 1290 155
11. Epilogue 180
12. Bibliography 189
13. Index 211