{"product_id":"catholic-spectacle-and-romes-jews-early-modern-conversion-and-resistance-paperback","title":"Catholic Spectacle and Rome's Jews: Early Modern Conversion and Resistance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Michelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new investigation that shows how conversionary preaching to Jews was essential to the early modern Catholic Church and the Roman religious landscape\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting in the sixteenth century, Jews in Rome were forced, every Saturday, to attend a hostile sermon aimed at their conversion. Harshly policed, they were made to march en masse toward the sermon and sit through it, all the while scrutinized by local Christians, foreign visitors, and potential converts. In \u003ci\u003eCatholic Spectacle and Rome's Jews\u003c\/i\u003e, Emily Michelson demonstrates how this display was vital to the development of early modern Catholicism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from a trove of overlooked manuscripts, Michelson reconstructs the dynamics of weekly forced preaching in Rome. As the Catholic Church began to embark on worldwide missions, sermons to Jews offered a unique opportunity to define and defend its new triumphalist, global outlook. They became a point of prestige in Rome. The city's most important organizations invested in maintaining these spectacles, and foreign tourists eagerly attended them. The title of \"Preacher to the Jews\" could make a man's career. The presence of Christian spectators, Roman and foreign, was integral to these sermons, and preachers played to the gallery. Conversionary sermons also provided an intellectual veneer to mask ongoing anti-Jewish aggressions. In response, Jews mounted a campaign of resistance, using any means available. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining the history and content of sermons to Jews over two and a half centuries, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Spectacle and Rome's Jews\u003c\/i\u003e argues that conversionary preaching to Jews played a fundamental role in forming early modern Catholic identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Michelson\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in history at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pulpit and the Press in Reformation Italy\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eA Linking of Heaven and Earth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Religious Minorities in Early Modern Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. Twitter @Emily_Michelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752300249376,"sku":"9780691233413","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b3425cae2170ae1d084c66e5959d09d7.webp?v=1779992385","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/catholic-spectacle-and-romes-jews-early-modern-conversion-and-resistance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}