Writing Plague: Jewish Responses to the Great Italian Plague

by Susan L. Einbinder

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A wave of plague swept the cities of northern Italy in 1630-31, ravaging Christian and Jewish communities alike. In Writing Plague Susan L. Einbinder explores the Hebrew texts that lay witness to the event. These Jewish sources on the Great Italian Plague have never been treated together as a group, Einbinder observes, but they can contribute to a bigger picture of this major outbreak and how it affected people, institutions, and beliefs;...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1512822876

ISBN13:9781512822878

Release Date:October 2022

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.19 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 9.1" x 6.1"

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History Social Science Social Sciences

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