Conversion of Herman the Jew Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century

Name: Conversion of Herman the Jew Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century
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ISBN: 9780812222197

ISBN-10: 0812222199

ISBN-13: 9780812222197

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jean-Claude Schmitt, Alex J. Novikoff, Ruth Mazo Karras

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Sometime toward the middle of the twelfth century, it is supposed, an otherwise obscure figure, born a Jew in Cologne and later ordained as a priest in Cappenberg in Westphalia, wrote a Latin account of his conversion to Christianity. Known as theOpusculum, this book purportedly by "Herman, the former Jew" may well be the first autobiography to be written in the West after theConfessionsof Saint Augustine. It may also be something else entirely.InThe Conversion of Herman the Jewthe eminent French historian Jean-Claude Schmitt examines this singular text and the ways in which it has divided its readers. Where some have taken it as an authentic conversion narrative, others have asked whether…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 7/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Jean-Claude Schmitt is Director of Studies at the ï¿½%cole des Hautes ï¿½%tudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.



Introduction



Fiction and Truth



Medieval Autobiography



The Dream and Its Interpretation



Conversion to Images



Baptism and Name



"A New Era of Conversion"


Conclusion


Extract from the Vita of Godfried, Count of Cappenburg


Herman the Former Jew: Short Work on the Subject of His Conversion


Notes


Index