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Summary:

"During the first outbreak of the Black Death, members of several European minority groups were subjected to organized arrest, investigation, and even execution. The social dynamics that triggered, supported and justified this wave of persecution were propelled by the infamous allegation that Muslims, Christian lepers, paupers, beggars, and, most notably, Jews, conspired to poison water sources in order to spread disease and undermine the ruling Christian elite. Poisoned Wells focuses on this accusation as a critical chapter in the history of the persecution of European minorities. It explains the origin of these allegations in the thirteenth century, how they gained popularity before and during the Black Death, and why they declined in the fifteenth century. By untangling the dynamics of the waves of violence triggered by well-poisoning claims, the book proposes a new understanding of popular and formal reactions to the Black Death, and hence of the history of minorities and their marginalization in late medieval Europe"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Barzilay, Tzafrir , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Poisoned wells: accusations, persecution, and minorities in medieval Europe, 1321-1422 [by Barzilay, T.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Poisoned wells [by Barzilay, T.] (First edition; Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021] — ISBN 9780812253610; LCCN 2021028022)

Related Series:

Middle Ages series

Subjects:

Poisoning — Europe — History — To 1500

Wells — Europe — History — To 1500

Persecution — Europe — History — Middle Ages, 600-1500

Minorities — Violence against — Europe — History — To 1500

Jews — Persecutions — Europe — History — To 1500

Black Death — Europe

Europe — Ethnic relations — Political aspects — History — To 1500

Europe — Ethnic relations — Social aspects — History — To 1500

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

D202 .B37 2021eb

ISBNs:

9780812298222 (electronic bk.)
0812298225 (electronic bk.)
9780812253610 [Invalid]
0812253612 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1312758269

Other Control Numbers:

2954025 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302361415