The unknown neighbour the Jew in the thought of Isidore of Seville

This book provides a detailed analysis of Isidore of Seville's attitude towards Jews and Judaism. Starting out from his anti-Jewish work De fide catholica contra Iudaeos , the author puts Isidore's argument into the context of his entire literary production. Furthermore, he explores the pl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Drews, Wolfram, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill [2006]
Colección:The Medieval Mediterranean ; 59.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The problem: Parameters of identity in Visigothic Spain
  • Chapter 2. Isidore of Seville's de fide catholica contra Iudaeos
  • 2.1. Structure
  • 2.2. Argument
  • 2.2.1. Sources
  • 2.2.1.1. The biblical text
  • 2.2.1.2.Church fathers
  • 2.2.2.Method
  • 2.3. Theology
  • 2.3.1. Fides
  • 2.3.2.Sacraments
  • 2.3.3.Conversion
  • 2.4. The addressees of Isidore's anti-Jewish treatise
  • Chapter 3. Isidore's attitude towards Judaism
  • 3.1. A stereotypical image
  • 3.2. The relationship between Jews and gentiles
  • 3.3. The present position of the Jews in the economy of salvation
  • 3.4. Eschatology
  • 3.5. Ecclesiology
  • 3.6. The theological position of Jews and Judaism in Isidore's entire corpus
  • 3.7. Isidore's position compared to other patristic authors
  • Chapter 4. Isidore's position on contemporary Jewish policies
  • 4.1. Forced baptism and its consequences
  • 4.2. The role of force and free will in conversion
  • 4.3. "The Jew" as an outsider: the Catholic nation
  • 4.4. Anti-Judaism as cultural and political "capital"
  • Chapter 5. Conclusion
  • 5.1. De fide catholica within the context of Isidore's theological argument
  • 5.2. The reception of Isidore's anti-Jewish treatise
  • 5.3. Catholic faith, Jews, and Spanish identity
  • Bibliography
  • Sources
  • Secondary literature
  • Index.