Conversion and Narrative: Reading and Religious Authority in Medieval Polemic by Ryan Szpiech

Conversion and Narrative: Reading and Religious Authority in Medieval Polemic

Middle Ages

Ryan Szpiech

311 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history literary religion informative medium-paced
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In 1322, a Jewish doctor named Abner entered a synagogue in the Castilian city of Burgos and began to weep in prayer. Falling asleep, he dreamed of a "great man" who urged him to awaken from his slumber. Shortly thereafter, he converted to Christi...

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