Contra Fidem Christi Delinquentium: The Inquisition and the Construction of anti-Jewish Narratives in the 13th and 14th c.
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- postdoctoral program INVESTIGO, launched by the AGAUR with European funds from the NextGenerationEU program [2023 INV-2 00076]
- project “The Latin Talmud: Edition and Study of the Dossier”, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [PID2020-112592GB-I00]
Abstract
This article discusses the chronology of the different stages that determined the expansion of the inquisitorial jurisdiction over the Jews between the late twelfth century and 1376. Its fundamental goal is to inquire about the facts and responses that turned the Jews into potential targets for inquisitors. I will hold a theoretical perspective—no use-case will be addressed—aiming to describe the self-perception that the medieval inquisition had of its attributions. The discussion will mostly rely on papal bulls and documents, inquisitorial manuals, and other legal treatises and enactments.
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