Medieval Mass Expulsions with Rowan Dorin
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Medieval Mass Expulsions with Rowan Dorin

B2Upper-intermediateMay 28, 202652 min

The medieval period is well known for several large-scale and horrific persecutions, especially ones based on religious grounds. One of these is a succession of expulsions of the Jews from one kingdom after another. Persecutions like these don’t just come out the blue. So, if we’re going to understand them – and hopefully prevent them – we have to dig deep into the cultural ideas and purported justifications that they spring from. This week, Danièle speaks with Rowan Dorin about what usury is, how changing ideas of sin and foreignness shaped Europe, and how mass expulsion went from unthinkable to accepta...

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Hi everyone and welcome to episode 343 of the Medieval Podcast. I'm your host Danielle Sibulski. The medieval period is well known for several large-scale and horrific persecutions, especially ones based on religious grounds.

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One of these is the succession of expulsions of the Jews from one kingdom after another. Prosecutions like these don't just come out of the blue, so if we're going to understand them, and hopefully prevent them, we have to dig deep into the cultural ideas and purport the justifications that they spring from.

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And that's where my next guest comes in. This week I spoke with Dr. Rowan Doran about mass expulsions in the Middle Ages. Rowan is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Stanford University.

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