Frank Riess, "The Journey of Deacon Bodo from the Rhine to the Guadalquivir: Apostasy and Conversion to Judaism in Early Medieval Euro"
English | ISBN: 1138314099 | 2019 | 212 pages | EPUB, PDF | 3 MB + 7 MB
English | ISBN: 1138314099 | 2019 | 212 pages | EPUB, PDF | 3 MB + 7 MB
The story of Bodo begins in the ninth century around the time of the death of Charlemagne in 814. It centres on a young Aleman aristocrat and his conversion to Judaism in 838, followed by his flight to the Muslim world of Al-Andalus. His apostasy constitutes an arresting footnote in the history of the Carolingian period, his change of faith viewed as a shocking episode attributed by some to an overly lax policy towards Judaism and its powerful merchants. Another factor could be ascribed to the study of Judaism and its links with Christianity, which was a feature of the time.
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