How Long to Read Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe

How Long Does it Take to Read Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe by Ephraim Shoham-Steiner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe is a topic laced by prejudice on one hand and apologetics on the other. Beginning in the Middle Ages, Jews were often portrayed as criminals driven by greed. While these accusations were, for the most part, unfounded, in other cases criminal accusations against Jews were not altogether baseless. Drawing on a variety of legal, liturgical, literary, and archival sources, Ephraim Shoham-Steiner examines the reasons for the involvement in crime, the social profile of Jews who performed crimes, and the ways and mechanisms employed by the legal and communal body to deal with Jewish criminals and with crimes committed by Jews. A society’s attitude toward individuals identified as criminals—by others or themselves—can serve as a window into that society’s mores and provide insight into how transgressors understood themselves and society’s attitudes toward them. The book is divided into three main sections. In the first section, Shoham-Steiner examines theft and crimes of a financial nature. In the second section, he discusses physical violence and murder, most importantly among Jews but also incidents when Jews attacked others and cases in which Jews asked non-Jews to commit violence against fellow Jews. In the third section, Shoham-Steiner approaches the role of women in crime and explores the gender differences, surveying the nature of the crimes involving women both as perpetrators and as victims, as well as the reaction to their involvement in criminal activities among medieval European Jews. While the study of crime and social attitudes toward criminals is firmly established in the social sciences, the history of crime and of social attitudes toward crime and criminals is relatively new, especially in the field of medieval studies and all the more so in medieval Jewish studies. Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe blazes a new path for unearthing daily life history from extremely recalcitrant sources. The intended readership goes beyond scholars and students of medieval Jewish studies, medieval European history, and crime in pre-modern society.

How long is Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe?

Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe by Ephraim Shoham-Steiner is 488 pages long, and a total of 125,904 words.

This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 28 minutes to read Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe aloud.

What Reading Level is Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe?

Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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