Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Standing Before God: Purity and Impurity in the Synagogue 21
5. Chapter 2. Jewish Fasting and Atonement in a Christian Context 51
6. Chapter 3. Communal Charity: Evidence from Medieval Nürnberg 103
7. Chapter 4. Positive Time-Bound Commandments: Class, Gender, and Transformation 138
8. Chapter 5. Conspicuous in the City: Medieval Jews in Urban Centers 172
9. Chapter 6. Feigning Piety: Tracing Two Tales of Pious Pretenders 195
10. Chapter 7. Practicing Piety: Social and Comparative Perspectives 212
11. Abbreviations 225
12. Notes 227
13. Bibliography 287
14. Index 323
15. Acknowledgments 331