Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Contact details
Institute for Medieval StudiesParkinson Building
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)113 34 30603
Email: ims@leeds.ac.uk
https://http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/
Head of Department/Director
Head of Institute: Prof. Emma Cayley
Tel: +44(0)113 343 7846
Email: E.Cayley@leeds.ac.uk
Activites
Awards degrees in Jewish Studies as a sole or major componentOffers courses in Jewish Studies
Main research activities
The modules in the Institute for Medieval Studies can also be categorised under the themes of 'Power and Conflict', 'Ethics, Religion and Law, and History' and 'Society'. The UG module 'Jewish Communities in Medieval Europe' explores the life of Jewish communities in medieval Europe between the fall of Rome to the early sixteenth century across Western and Eastern Europe to understand the variety of experience. It focuses on two major themes. The first is the internal life of the communities, their organisation, the role of religion, education and gender as well as economic structures. The second is the relationship with the Christian majority: its secular and ecclesiastical authorities, the problems of co-existence and persecution. The module also introduces important primary sources and helps to understand the key line of the development of the historiography.
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