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German City, Jewish Memory
A remarkable, in-depth study of Jewish history, culture, and memory in a historic and contemporary German city
Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe
"This book documents the political and religious turmoil of seventeenth century Europe by exploring the life and doctrines of the German barber surgeon turned prophet, Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil (1595-1661). Inspired by family tragedy and theosophical religious writings, between 1624 and 1661 Gifftheil stalked Europe's battlefields, petitioning kings, princes, and emperors to end the warfare endemic on the continent. Convinced that all conflict was prompted by 'false prophets'-by which Gifftheil meant the clergy of Europe's Christian confessions-he pleaded with rulers to abjure the counsel of their advisors and institute instead a godly peace. When this approach proved fruitless, Gifftheil r...
Hiob Ludolf and Johann Michael Wansleben
Hiob Ludolf (1624-1704) and Johann Michael Wansleben (1635-1679), the master and his erstwhile student could not be more different. Ludolf was a celebrated member of the Republic of Letters and the towering authority on Ethiopian studies. Wansleben, himself a brilliant scholar and, unlike Ludolf, a seasoned traveller in the Middle East, converted to Catholicism and eventually died impoverished and marginalized. Both stood at the centre of the burgeoning study of Ethiopia and spent a formative part of their career in middle sized Duchy of Saxe-Gotha which for several years played a pivotal role in Ethiopian-European encounters. This volume offers in-depth studies of the remarkable life and work of these two scholars in a broader intellectual, political, and confessional context.
Zwischen Pogrom und Nachbarschaft
SchUM – so lautete schon im Mittelalter die jüdische Bezeichnung für die Bischofsstädte Speyer, Worms und Mainz, gebildet aus den hebräischen Anfangsbuchstaben der drei Stadtnamen. Ihre jüdischen Gemeinden waren Zentren der Gelehrsamkeit, Rechtsprechung und Architektur, die in weite Teile Europas nördlich der Alpen ausstrahlten. 2021 wurde zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe erklärt, was die Zerstörungen der Jahrhunderte überdauert hat: Ritualbauten, Wohnhäuser und Friedhöfe. Doch wie lebten die Menschen, die diese Bauwerke einst nutzten? Im mittelalterlichen Gassengewirr der SchUM-Städte wohnten, arbeiteten und beteten Juden und Christen Tür an Tür. Täglich kamen die Nachbarn miteina...
