Christians and Jews in Angevin England
Christians and Jews in Angevin England

Author: Sarah Rees Jones

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1903153441

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The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context along with the circumstances and processes through which Christian and Jewish neighbours became enemies and victims.

The Classical Review
The Classical Review

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1893

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13:

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This companion to the Classical Quarterly contains reviews of new work dealing with the literatures and civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. Over 300 books are reviewed each year.

The Languages of the Jews
The Languages of the Jews

Author: Bernard Spolsky

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-27

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1139917145

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Historical sociolinguistics is a comparatively new area of research, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices in speech and writing. Jewish historical sociolinguistics is rich in unanswered questions: when does a language become 'Jewish'? What was the origin of Yiddish? How much Hebrew did the average Jew know over the centuries? How was Hebrew re-established as a vernacular and a dominant language? This book explores these and other questions, and shows the extent of scholarly disagreement over the answers. It shows the value of adding a sociolinguistic perspective to issues commonly ignored in standard histories. A vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities that will be enjoyed by the general reader, and is essential reading for students and researchers interested in the study of Middle Eastern languages, Jewish studies, and sociolinguistics.