Course 6: Sefarad: Jewish Culture in the Iberian Peninsula Flashcards
what is the speculation about the jewish early presence in the IP?
the jewish were present specifically through the Phoenician trade routes, but few evidence
what happened before the jews were expelled from Judea and resettled in different parts of the Roman Empire (IP) ?
the destruction of the Temple
what did the jewish settlement in the IP coincided with?
the expansion of Christianity in this territory
weren’t the iberian jews concerned under the roman rule?
no
how did the jews, christians and pagans coexisted in the IP?
engaged in variety of economic activities
were the jews and christians expected to respect the roman religion and law?
yes
who was persecuted for their active rejection of Roman religion and Imperial cult?
the christians
what did the Roman empire abandoned and then adopted?
abandoned paganism and adopted christianity as the state religion
was there a rise of anti-semitism in the Roman Empire and the IP?
yes
the iberian jews under visigoth rule led to what?
christianity breaks
with who did the jewish communities side with and away from?
sided with the new muslim aristocracy and away from visigoth rule
who played an important role in the quick establishment of muslim authority?
the jewish communities
what was the relationship of the jewish communities in al-Andalus?
not harmonious, but allowed them to flourish
who was given the role in the Emirate/Caliphate?
the jewish scholars, artists and adinistrators
under what situation did the jewish communities became more unstable?
the taifa kingdoms
what did lead to religious tension, and then led to a rise of persecution towards religious minorities, espacially the jews?
the political instability
what was the Golden age about?
the jews under the christian rules
did the jewish communities flourished in the christian kingdoms?
yes
name 3 causes that contributed to religious intolerance and persecution of religious minorities
civil war, economic crisis, and external threats
were the jewish communities of the IP forced to convert or be expelled from the Christian Kingdoms?
yes
what did the hebrew renaissance produce?
beautiful poetry in the language
what did the hebrew renaissance lead to ?
the golden age of the iberian jewish culture
is spain dominated by the visigoths (christians)?
yes
who encouraged the muslims to take over the IP?
the jews
was the golden age where the jews were well integrated into the culture?
yes
