TY - BOOK AU - Goldin,Simha ED - Project Muse. TI - Apostasy and Jewish identity in High Middle Ages Northern Europe : : Are you still my brother?' / SN - 9781847799258 PY - 2015/// CY - Manchester PB - Manchester University Press KW - Judaism KW - fast KW - Jews KW - Identity KW - Interfaith relations KW - Ethnic relations KW - Christianity KW - HISTORY KW - Jewish KW - bisacsh KW - Juifs KW - Identite KW - Europe septentrionale KW - Histoire KW - Jusqu'à 1500 KW - Christianity and other religions KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Relations KW - Europe, Northern KW - Northern Europe KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Early beginnings -- Forced conversion during the First Crusade -- Theological confrontation with Christianity's success -- Self-definition and halakah -- Attitudes towards women -- Alternative perspectives: the literature of pietists (Ashkenazic hasidim) -- Converts to Judaism -- Conclusions: the change in mentality; Open Access N2 - The attitude of Jews living in the medieval Christian world to Jews who converted to Christianity or to Christians seeking to join the Jewish faith reflects the central traits that make up Jewish self-identification. The Jews saw themselves as a unique group chosen by God, who expected them to play a specific and unique role in the world. This study researches fully for the various aspects of the way European Jews regarded members of their own fold in the context of lapses into another religion UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/51367/ ER -