,Martyrs of 1096 "On Site"

Martyrs of 1096 "On Site"


 

Publication Date: January 2009

Publisher: Association for Jewish Studies; Association for Jewish Studies

Author(s): Eva Haverkamp; Eva Haverkamp

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: History; Religion; Culture; Antisemitism

Type: Report

Abstract:

The author examines Shlomo bar Shiimshon's account of the Jewish mass suicide-martyrdom at Xanten in 1096, comparing it with the account of Eliezer bar Nathan, and drawing parallels between Shlomo's theological justifications of suicide martyrdom and the local Christian cult of the martyr St. Vincent.