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Jews in 6th and 7th century legal texts from Spain and Gaul: A few observations
Author(s) -
Boddens Hosang F.J. Elizabeth
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/rec3.12290
Subject(s) - judaism , history , law , psychology , ancient history , classics , political science , archaeology
Fourth to sixth century legal texts from Spain aimed at discouraging Christians from too close contacts with Jews, suggesting that contacts between Christian and Jewish faithful remained close. However, in 6th to 8th century, Spain laws became virulently anti‐Jewish. The question is of course, why did the lawmakers at this time in Spain turn against Jews? And what was the situation like in other regions, for example, in neighboring Gaul? Previous research has not yet provided adequate answers to these questions, which this article will attempt to clarify.