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"God wants it! The ideology of martydom of the Hebrew Crusade Chronicles and its Jewish and Christian background

Author

  • Lena Roos

Summary, in English

The dissertation deals with the ideology of martyrdom of the Hebrew chronicles, written in response to the persecutions of the Jews in a number of German communities during the beginning of the First Crusade. Elements of this ideology is analysed in relation to earlier Jewish tradition as well as contemporary Christian theology of martyrdom

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Document type

Dissertation

Topic

  • Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Status

Published

Supervisor

  • Anders Hultgård

Defence date

15 May 2003

Defence time

10:15

Defence place

Uppsala university

Opponent

  • Stefan Schreiner