To browse Academia. This paper discusses the sumptuary laws that governed the Jewish community of Carpentras, examining their origins, motivations, and historical significance.
The author argues that these regulations were implemented as a means to curb extravagance and prevent jealousy from the Gentile neighbors, reflecting broader social and cultural dynamics within the Ghetto. The study tracks the evolution of such laws from ancient times in Palestine to modern Europe, illustrating their role in preserving Jewish identity amid persecution.
Among things stolen were clothes and textiles used in wrapping the coffin of the deceased woman. They were also one of the reasons that the robbery was discovered and the Jews were caught: some months following the robbery the daughters of the two Jewish robbers were spotted wearing dresses made of the stolen textiles. This case is certainly most notorious but it is not the only example of Jewish use of objects and textiles stolen from churches.
Neither is Jewish use of "Christian" objects an example of one-directional transgression on religious boundaries and norms. Criminal records also show Christians stealing and wearing clothes that had been owned by Jews. This presentation is based predominantly on the Decree from the Lithuanian Tribunal but will be supplemented with excerpts from other trials as well. International Journal of the Classical Tradition, The history of the Jews from the Middle Ages through the Sixteenth Century in Tuscany, including intellectual and religious traditions, is still relatively little known.
However, thanks to this well-documented work by Stefanie B. Siegmund, we now have a reliable account of one of the key episodes: namely, the creation of the Florentine ghetto in Before , this book argues, a veritable Jewish community in Tuscany did not exist. The circa Jews were scattered throughout the state, often in small groups associated with the major banking firms.
