Outcasts of the Middle Ages: 'Black Myths' and Reality

Galina Svetloyarnovna Zelenina is a historian, candidate of historical sciences, associate professor at RSUH, a senior researcher at SHAGI RANEKhIGS, and author of books including "The Fiery Enemy of the Marranos. Life and Death Under the Watch of the Inquisition," "Judaica Two: Renaissance in Faces," and others. A closed community of non-believers—followers of other faiths—had lived for many centuries in fanatical Christian Europe. Greedy moneylenders and treacherous traitors—along with the elaborate slanders and bloody pogroms that waited for them beyond the walls of the quarter. Who do you think we’re talking about now? Jews. As writers and filmmakers demonstrate so vividly, for a thousand years they were supposedly waiting only for contempt, hatred, and bloodshed. But is that really the case—and how much truth is there in this stereotype? Galina Zelenina will tell you an entirely different story of medieval Jews and their sworn Christian neighbors—an account that scholars will reconstruct. And believe me—there is plenty here to be surprised by. In this audiobook, we will discuss:
— politics of the church and the crown, the drive for legality and the unlawful persecutions of Jews;
— everyday contacts between Christians and Jews in a medieval city;
— Judeo-Christian polemics, famous disputations and their consequences;
— violence, martyrdom, and messianic expectations.

The history of Christians and Jews contains many mysteries and myths that must be revealed and studied. Let’s begin together to lift the veil of this secret.