Name: The Jews of Medieval Europe - Anna Abulafia
Start: 2026-02-25T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-25T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Oxford

The Jews of Medieval Europe - Anna Abulafia

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These lectures will focus on significant high points and important low points in the history of the Jews from the destruction of the second Temple in 70 CE to 1492, when the Jews were expelled from Christian Spain. Emphasis will be on the importance of understanding Jewish history as an integral part of the history of the European West. Just as the unfolding of Jewish history cannot be assessed without appreciating the contexts in which Jews participated in their host societies, so the history of medieval Europe is much better understood if account is made of the role played by Jewish communities, as well as evolving Christian attitudes towards Jews and Judaism. Much of what we can learn from studying medieval Christian-Jewish/ Jewish-Christian relations is relevant for today's troubled world.
Anna Sapir Abulafia FBA is Professor Emerita of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions in the Faculty of Theology and Religion and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. The main focus of her research is the interaction of medieval Christianity and Judaism within the broad context of twelfth and thirteenth-century theological and ecclesiastical developments.