TY  - BOOK
AU  - Colafemmina,Cesare
TI  - The Jews in Calabria
T2  - A documentary history of the Jews of Italy
SN  - 9789004234123
AV  - DS135.I85 C3528 2012eb
U1  - 945/.78004924 23
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill.
KW  - Jews
KW  - Italy
KW  - Calabria
KW  - History
KW  - Sources
KW  - HISTORY / Europe / Italy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Calabria (Italy)
KW  - Ethnic relations
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Sources and Abbreviations -- Documents -- Index of Persons -- Geographical Index -- Subject Index -- Errata et Corrigenda; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - This volume of the Documentary History of the Jews in Italy illustrates the history of the Jews in Calabria from the end of the fourth century, where the first archaeological evidence of their presence appears, to 1541. Between the fourth and tenth centuries, there is a gap in the evidence while the first documentary records appear in the eleventh century, dating from Norman times. The Normans were succeeded by the Hohenstaufen, who were subsequently replaced by the Angevins and, in 1438, by the Aragonese. Under the Aragonese the Jewish community grew and flourished, reinforced by refugees from the Iberian Peninsula and Sicily. It was at that point that the Jewish population of Calabria reached its maximum expansion and there was a Jewish presence in most townships and many villages until their expulsion by Emperor Charles V in 1540. The documents in this volume describe the political, economic, and social aspects of Jewish life in Calabria primarily between 1438 and 1540. The documents are preceded by an introduction, outlining the history of the Jews in Calabria and have been furnished with summaries and references, providing a useful tool for further research. In addition a bibliography, list of sources, abbreviations, and indices are included
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004234123
ER  -