TY - JOUR AU - Ray, Jonathan PY - 2011/04/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Whose Golden Age? Some Thoughts on Jewish-Christian Relations in Medieval Iberia JF - Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations JA - SCJR VL - 6 IS - 1 SE - Conference Proceedings: Golden Age Conference DO - 10.6017/scjr.v6i1.1585 UR - https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/scjr/article/view/1585 SP - AB - <p>The medieval period in Spanish history has alternately been cast as a Golden Age of interfaith harmony and an example of the ultimate incompatibility of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities.  In this essay, I suggest that a better way to understand interfaith relations in medieval Iberia is to think about these religious communities in less monolithic terms.   With regard to Jewish-Christian relations in particular, factors such as wealth, social standing, and intellectual interests were as important as religious identity in shaping the complex bonds between Christians and Jews. </p> ER -