Date of Award
12-1995
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Medieval Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Larry J. Simon
Second Advisor
Dr. Rand Johnson
Third Advisor
Dr. Otto Grundler
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The Carolingian emperors were relatively tolerant towards the Jewish communities within their realm. They exempted the Jews from many feudal obligations and gave them charters that protected the role of the Jews as merchants within the empire. These charters also protected the Jewish community from undue persecutions of the Church. The privileges guaranteed within these charters drew criticism from many of the leading churchmen at the time.
The anti-Jewish campaign of Agobard, Bishop of Lyons from 814 to 840, has received a fair amount of scholarly attention, whereas the ensuing campaigns of Amulo, Bishop of Lyons from 841 to 852, and the bishops assembled at the Council of Paris-Meaux from 845 to 846 have not. This study places the anti-Jewish campaign of Agobard and the subsequent campaigns of Amulo and the Paris-Meaux councils in their historical context and analyzes their theological and political consequences for Carolingian society.
Recommended Citation
Horton, David Harrison, "Anti-Jewish Polemics in Carolingian Gaul: The Campaigns of Agobard and Amulo Against the Jews of Lyons" (1995). Masters Theses. 3830.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3830