A View from 14th Century Toledo: Rabbi Asher, a German Émigré, Transforms the Legal Culture in Castile

In this study, I explore the way in which a German émigré rose to the status of a cultural hero in Castile, Spain, and how his work of law became one of the three “pillars” of Jewish law. A survey of the Jewish legal landscape in medieval Spain during the fourteenth century reveals a shift in the st...

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Main Author: Galinsky, Judah D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 11
Further subjects:B Maimonides
B Ashkenaz
B émigré
B Joseph Karo
B medieval Spain
B Codification
B Toledo
B Fourteenth century
B Jewish Law
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