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Die Gesellschaftliche und rechtliche Stellung der Juden in Mähren in der vorhussitischen Zeit
The social and legal status of Jews in Moravia in the pre-Hussite period

Author(s): Václav Štěpán
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Jewish studies, History of Church(es), History of Law, Economic history, 15th Century, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Jews; Moravia; Hussite; legal status; church; economy;

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the social and legal status of the Jews in Moravia before the Hussite movement. It examines the historical sources and the factors that influenced the relations between the Jews and the Christian society, such as the role of the ruler, the church, the economy, and the culture. It also analyzes the impact of the Hussite revolution and the Catholic counter-reformation on the fate of the Jewish communities in Moravia.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/1992
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-21
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: German
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