Law’s Dominion: Jewish Community, Religion, and Family in Early Modern Metz

Legal History

Law’s Dominion: Jewish Community, Religion, and Family in Early Modern Metz

By Jay R. Berkovitz
Brill Academic Publishers November 2019

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ISBN-13
9789004417397
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Publication
November 2019
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In Law’s Dominion, Jay Berkovitz offers a novel approach to the history of early modern Jewry. Set in the city of Metz, on the Moselle river, this study of a vibrant prerevolutionary community draws on a wide spectrum of legal sources that tell a story about community, religion, and family that has not been told before.

Focusing on the community’s leadership, public institutions, and judiciary, this study challenges the assumption that Jewish life was in a steady state of decline before the French Revolution. To the contrary, the evidence reveals a robust community that integrated religious values and civic consciousness, interacted with French society, and showed remarkable signs of collaboration between Jewish law and the French judicial system.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Foundations:
Jewish History through a Legal Lens
The Foundations of the Metz Kehillah
Community, Governance, Authority
Communal Autonomy and Governance:
Lay and Rabbinic Judicial Authority
Navigating the Challenges of Multiple Jurisdictions
Family Affairs:
Guardianship and Inheritance: Managing Family Estates
Women, Marriage, and Property in Legal Perspective
Conclusion and Epilogue
Back Matter:
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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