Anthonius Margaritha: Honest Reporter?
Anthonius Margaritha, the son of a rabbi, was a German Jew who converted to Christianity in 1522. He is best remembered for his "Der gantz Jüdisch Glaub" (1530), in which he described many Jewish customs, gave his German translation of the Hebrew prayer book, and presented a "refutati...
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| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2005
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2005, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 129-141 |
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| Summary: | Anthonius Margaritha, the son of a rabbi, was a German Jew who converted to Christianity in 1522. He is best remembered for his "Der gantz Jüdisch Glaub" (1530), in which he described many Jewish customs, gave his German translation of the Hebrew prayer book, and presented a "refutation" of Judaism. The accuracy of his ethnographic data is crucial to using "Der gantz Jüdisch Glaub" in scholarly discussion. This essay tests Margaritha's assertions about German-Jewish physicians and about the anti-Christian polemic in the aleinu prayer against external Jewish and Christian sources. Margaritha is found to be a reliable reporter, albeit a biased one. The essay also adds to an understanding of early modern German-Jewish physicians and of the Jewish polemic against Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/20477246 |