Enslaved christians, jewish owners in visigothic hagiography, theology and law

Enslaved christians, jewish owners in visigothic hagiography, theology and law

Abstract: The Iberian Passio Mantii is a rare case of a late antique martyrdom account in which the protagonist, Mantius, is described as the Christian slave of Jewish owners who persecute him to death for not converting to Judaism. This unusual hagiographical text chimes with extensive legislation produced in Visigothic Iberia on the very question of Jewish ownership of Christian slaves. Placing these sources together and exploring their theological background allows us first to understand better the changes Visigothic legislators made to a long legal tradition of prohibiting both the conversion and ownership of Christian slaves by Jews. But it also allows us to go beyond the assumption that the sources reflect an active social practice and ask whether interest in Jews exercising power over Christians was part of the development of a discourse of Jewish danger that was itself fundamental to the elaboration of more clearly defined religious identities in the seventh century.

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Main Author: Ihnat, Kati
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Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Historia de España 2023
Subjects:RELACIONES SOCIALES, JUDIOS, CRISTIANOS, HAGIOGRAFIA, ESCLAVITUD, LEY VISIGODA, ADVERSUS IUDAEOS,
Online Access:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17612
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Ihnat, Kati
Enslaved christians, jewish owners in visigothic hagiography, theology and law
description Abstract: The Iberian Passio Mantii is a rare case of a late antique martyrdom account in which the protagonist, Mantius, is described as the Christian slave of Jewish owners who persecute him to death for not converting to Judaism. This unusual hagiographical text chimes with extensive legislation produced in Visigothic Iberia on the very question of Jewish ownership of Christian slaves. Placing these sources together and exploring their theological background allows us first to understand better the changes Visigothic legislators made to a long legal tradition of prohibiting both the conversion and ownership of Christian slaves by Jews. But it also allows us to go beyond the assumption that the sources reflect an active social practice and ask whether interest in Jews exercising power over Christians was part of the development of a discourse of Jewish danger that was itself fundamental to the elaboration of more clearly defined religious identities in the seventh century.
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spelling oai:ucacris:123456789-176122023-12-15T05:01:35Z Enslaved christians, jewish owners in visigothic hagiography, theology and law Cristianos esclavizados y propietarios judíos en la hagiografía, la teología y el derecho visigodos Cristãos escravizados e proprietários judeus na hagiografia, teologia e lei visigodos Ihnat, Kati 0000-0002-2356-6053 RELACIONES SOCIALES JUDIOS CRISTIANOS HAGIOGRAFIA ESCLAVITUD LEY VISIGODA ADVERSUS IUDAEOS Abstract: The Iberian Passio Mantii is a rare case of a late antique martyrdom account in which the protagonist, Mantius, is described as the Christian slave of Jewish owners who persecute him to death for not converting to Judaism. This unusual hagiographical text chimes with extensive legislation produced in Visigothic Iberia on the very question of Jewish ownership of Christian slaves. Placing these sources together and exploring their theological background allows us first to understand better the changes Visigothic legislators made to a long legal tradition of prohibiting both the conversion and ownership of Christian slaves by Jews. But it also allows us to go beyond the assumption that the sources reflect an active social practice and ask whether interest in Jews exercising power over Christians was part of the development of a discourse of Jewish danger that was itself fundamental to the elaboration of more clearly defined religious identities in the seventh century. Resumen: La ibérica Passio Mantii es un raro relato de martirio tardoantiguo en el que el protagonista, Mantius, es presentado como un esclavo cristiano en manos de propietarios judíos, quienes lo hostigan hasta la muerte por no convertirse al judaísmo. Este inusual texto hagiográfico tiene puntos de contacto con la extensa legislación producida en la Iberia visigoda sobre la cuestión de la propiedad judía de los esclavos cristianos. Analizar estas fuentes y explorar su trasfondo teológico nos permite, en primer lugar, comprender mejor los cambios que los legisladores visigodos hicieron a una larga tradición legal de prohibir tanto la conversión como la propiedad de esclavos cristianos por parte de los judíos. Pero también nos permite, por otra parte, ir más allá de la suposición de que las fuentes reflejan una práctica social activa y preguntarnos si en realidad el interés en la temática en torno a judíos ejerciendo poder sobre cristianos fue parte del desarrollo de un discurso sobre el peligro judío que fue, a su vez, fundamental para la construcción de más nítidas identidades religiosas en el siglo VII. Resumo: O Passio Mantii Ibérico é uma narrativa rara de martírio tardio-antico, na qual o protagonista, Mantius, é apresentado como um escravo cristão nas mãos de proprietários judeus, que o assediam até à morte por não se converter ao judaísmo. Este incomum texto hagiográfico tem pontos de contacto com a extensa legislação produzida na Ibéria Visigótica sobre a questão da propriedade judaica dos escravos cristãos. A análise destas fontes e a exploração dos seus antecedentes teológicos permite-nos, antes de mais, compreender melhor as transformações que os legisladores visigodos fizeram numa longa tradição legal de proibição tanto da conversão como da propriedade judaica de escravos cristãos. Mas também nos permite, por outro lado, ir além do pressuposto de que as fontes reflectem uma prática social activa e perguntar se, de facto, o interesse pelo assunto em torno dos judeus que exercem o poder sobre os cristãos fazia parte do desenvolvimento de um discurso sobre o perigo judeu que, por sua vez, foi central para a construção de identidades religiosas mais claras no século VII. 2023-12-14T19:56:56Z 2023-12-14T19:56:56Z 2023 Artículo Ihnat, K. Enslaved christians, jewish owners in visigothic hagiography, theology and law [en línea]. Estudios de Historia de España. 2023, 25(2). doi: 10.46553/EHE.25.2.2023.p142-165. Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17612 0328-0284 (impreso) 2469-0961 (online) https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17612 10.46553/EHE.25.2.2023.p142-165 eng Acceso abierto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Historia de España Estudios de Historia de España. 2023, 25(2)

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