Theologie im Tauchbad: Sozial- und Literaturgeschichte des Rabbinats in Schnaittach

Carsten L. Wilke

doi:10.1515/asch-2020-0012

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Theologie im Tauchbad

Sozial- und Literaturgeschichte des Rabbinats in Schnaittach

Carsten L. Wilke

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This article surveys three centuries of rabbinic culture in Schnaittach (Central Franconia) on the basis of unexplored Hebrew sources. Located in an enclave within the Nuremberg territory, the Schnaittach rabbinate served four rural communities and variously exerted jurisdiction over large areas of Franconia, Upper Palatinate, and Bavaria. As a provincial authority, the rabbinate was oriented toward the political centers in Amberg, Munich, and Vienna, as well as toward the Jewish hubs of Fürth and Frankfurt. The rabbis of Schnaittach produced literary works in the fields of responsa and homiletics that this study contextualizes within a multilevel network of social relations. Early modern rabbis interacted with local tribunals, Christian theologians, Jewish fellow scholars, and migrant students while guiding rural Jews in their daily lives. Several documents show how they mediated, jointly with their wives, in issues of marital sexuality and cared for the female space that was the ritual bath.

Published Online: 2020-11-18

Published in Print: 2020-11-25

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https://doi.org/10.1515/asch-2020-0012