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