In the urban communities of medieval Germany and northern France, the beliefs, observances, and practices of Jews allowed them to create and define their commun

In this book, Megan McLaughlin explores the social and cultural significance of prayer for the dead in the West Frankish realm from the late eighth century thro

Through a detailed analysis of ghost tales in the Ashkenazi pietistic work Sefer ḥasidim, Susan Weissman documents a major transformation in Jewish attitudes

Contending that the study of hagiography is significant both for a consideration of medieval literature and for current theoretical debates in medieval studies,