Sophia Menache
Biographic Data
| ID | 954357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophia Menache |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophia |
| FAMILY NAME | Menache |
| SIGNATURE | MENACHE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8479-9272 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Crusades from a Historical Perspective: Communication, Culture, and Religion
The Crusades have attracted scholarly attention ever since Pope Urban II called for the recovery of the Holy Land at the Council of Clermont (27 December 1095
Communication Challenges in the Crusade Period: A Survey
Considering communication as an analytical category provides new insights into crusading history. This paper investigates two main aspects, namely, (1) Papal propaganda campaigns, and (2) the communication challenges inherent in the development of the crusades and the Latin East. Both fields combined offer additional perspectives of the crusades while hinting at a twofold failure: vis-à-vis the European audiences, who throughout the thirteenth ce…
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream: The Crusades, Apocalyptic Prophecy, and the End of History, by Jay Rubenstein
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream: The Crusades, Apocalyptic Prophecy, and the End of History, by Jay Rubenstein Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream: The Crusades, Apocalyptic Prophecy, and the End of History, by Jay Rubenstein (New York: Oxford U.P., 2019; pp. 280. £29.95). Sophia Menache Sophia Menache University of Haifa [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 135, Issue …
Crusading and Trading between West and East: Studies in Honour of David Jacoby
Isabella of France, Queen of England. A Postscript
Papal Attempts at a Commercial Boycott of the Muslims in the Crusader Period
Notwithstanding the many precedents for economic boycott before the crusader period, the first evidence of a Christian offensive other than on the battlefield appears only in the second half of the twelfth century, almost seventy years after the Council of Clermont. This paper aims to complement Moore's theory about the emergence of the Christian persecuting society with an additional case that, from a medieval Christian point of view, associates…
When Jesus met Mohammed in the Holy Land: Attitudes toward the “Other” in the Crusader Kingdom
This paper investigates changing attitudes toward the “other” in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem from two main perspectives; namely, the crusaders' approach to the former inhabitants of the Holy Land and the degree to which those former Occidentals became Orientals and created a new identity. Taking into account the first encounter with Islam, this paper investigates the emotional aspects of the meeting between Latins and Muslims from the persp…
Chronicles and historiography: The interrelationship of fact and fiction
Notwithstanding the great progress in medieval historiography during the last century, a conceptual and methodological basis in regard to the analysis of narrative sources is still missing. This paper indicates some of the challenges posed by fourteenth-century chronicles while focusing on contemporary testimonies about Clement V, pope between 1305 and 1314. Discussion of the different testimonies allows drawing some conclusions and paves the way…
Just War, Crusade, and Jihad: Conflicting Propaganda Strategies During the Gulf Crisis (1990-1991)
England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290 . Robin R. Mundill
The Jews in Medieval Normandy: A Social and Intellectual History. Norman Golb
Clement V
Clement V, the first 'Avignon' pope, led the Church during nine critical years, 1305–14. Elected two years after the outrage committed upon Boniface VIII at Anagni, Clement saw as his main goal the restoration of harmonious relations with the leading monarchs of Christendom. In achieving his aim, he paved the way for the Church in the modern period. This 1998 book provides a complete analysis of Clement's pontificate from the two complementary vi…
Dogs and Human Beings: A Story of Friendship
The wide consensus in research with regard to the modernity of keeping companion animals lies behind the prevailing conclusions about attitudes toward the canine species in pre-modern societies. These were reviewed mainly from a utilitarian perspective. Characterized, in part, by the protective shelter of the extended household and, as such, free of the tensions affecting the nuclear family in industrial cities, pre-modern societies supposedly la…
Dogs: God's Worst Enemies
In a broad survey of negative and hostile attitudes toward canines in pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, the author posits that warm ties between humans and canines have been seen as a threat to the authority of the clergy and indeed, of God. Exploring ancient myth, Biblical and Rabbinical literature, and early and medieval Christianity and Islam, she explores images and prohibitions concerning dogs in the texts of institutionalized…
Matthew Paris's attitudes toward Anglo-Jewry
Although the doubts surrounding Matthew Paris's reliability as a historical source on the one hand, and the awareness of his biased approach toward Jews on the other, are well-known, he remains important, both as a reflection of prevailing fears and expectations in thirteenth-century England, and as an influential factor in shaping the stereotype of Jews for the years to come. It is the premise of this study that Matthew's links with St Albans an…
Communication in the Jewish Diaspora: The Pre-Modern World
Although Jews lacked a political locus standi for a communication system in the Middle Ages and Early Modern periods, their involvement in trade and the close relations among Jewish communities fostered the development of effective channels of communication. This process responded primarily to security and socio-economic considerations but it has important implications for the development of communication systems as well. Written by some of the m…
Tartars, Jews, Saracens and the Jewish-Mongol ‘Plot’ of 1241
Tartars, Jews, Saracens and the Jewish‐Mongol ‘Plot’ of 1241
Au commencement était le Verbe ». Propagatio fidei et propagande au Moyen-Âge
A Propaganda Campaign in the Reign of Philip the Fair, 1302–1303
A PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN IN THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE FAIR, 1302–1303 SOPHIA MENACHE SOPHIA MENACHE Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French History, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 1990, Pages 427–454, https://doi.org/10.1093/fh/4.4.427 Published: 01 December 1990
A Juridical Chapter in the History of the Order of Calatrava, the Mastership of Don Alonso De Aragon (1443-1444)
321 A JURIDICAL CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ORDER OF CALATRAVA, THE MASTERSHIP OF DON ALONSO DE ARAGON (1443-1444) by SOPHIA MENACHE (Haifa)* The administration of the Order of Calatrava, entrusted by Pope Innocent VIII to King Ferdinand the Catholic (1485), hints at the culmination of a process which the centralizing Castilian Monarchy attempted with ultimate success, that of bringing the Military Orders under its rule'. The Orders of Alcantar…
The king, the church and the Jews: Some considerations on the expulsions from England and France
Contemporary sources shorn a clear awareness of the political and economic motives behind the expulsion of Jews in 1290 and 1306, an awareness which actually prevented any wide approval for the anti-Jewish policy of the kings. Furthermore, from the point of view of the clergy at least, the expulsion of Jews appeared as another stage in the centralizing policy of monarchs, one which lowered the clergy's own status and restricted its freedom of act…
Holy Wars and Sainted Warriors: Christian War Propaganda in the Middle Ages
Esther Cohen, Sophia Menaché; Holy Wars and Sainted Warriors: Christian War Propaganda in the Middle Ages, Journal of Communication, Volume 36, Issue 2, 1
The Failure of John XXII's Policy toward France and England: Reasons and Outcomes, 1316-1334
Political success is measured according to the accomplishment of the goals determined by politicians. This definition poses a challenge to historians, for political aims often are ambiguous, and our knowledge of them incomplete. This problem becomes more acute with regard to the history of the papacy, whose asserted aims on the one hand, and its real policy on the other, often were characterized by inner contradictions
Faith, Myth, and Politics: The Stereotype of the Jews and Their Expulsion from England and France
Dogs: God's Worst Enemies
In a broad survey of negative and hostile attitudes toward canines in pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, the author posits that warm ties between humans and canines have been seen as a threat to the authority of the clergy and indeed, of God. Exploring ancient myth, Biblical and Rabbinical literature, and early and medieval Christianity and Islam, she explores images and prohibitions concerning dogs in the texts of institutionalized…
Dogs and Human Beings: A Story of Friendship
The wide consensus in research with regard to the modernity of keeping companion animals lies behind the prevailing conclusions about attitudes toward the canine species in pre-modern societies. These were reviewed mainly from a utilitarian perspective. Characterized, in part, by the protective shelter of the extended household and, as such, free of the tensions affecting the nuclear family in industrial cities, pre-modern societies supposedly la…
Tartars, Jews, Saracens and the Jewish‐Mongol ‘Plot’ of 1241
Papal Attempts at a Commercial Boycott of the Muslims in the Crusader Period
Notwithstanding the many precedents for economic boycott before the crusader period, the first evidence of a Christian offensive other than on the battlefield appears only in the second half of the twelfth century, almost seventy years after the Council of Clermont. This paper aims to complement Moore's theory about the emergence of the Christian persecuting society with an additional case that, from a medieval Christian point of view, associates…
Matthew Paris's attitudes toward Anglo-Jewry
Although the doubts surrounding Matthew Paris's reliability as a historical source on the one hand, and the awareness of his biased approach toward Jews on the other, are well-known, he remains important, both as a reflection of prevailing fears and expectations in thirteenth-century England, and as an influential factor in shaping the stereotype of Jews for the years to come. It is the premise of this study that Matthew's links with St Albans an…
The king, the church and the Jews: Some considerations on the expulsions from England and France
Contemporary sources shorn a clear awareness of the political and economic motives behind the expulsion of Jews in 1290 and 1306, an awareness which actually prevented any wide approval for the anti-Jewish policy of the kings. Furthermore, from the point of view of the clergy at least, the expulsion of Jews appeared as another stage in the centralizing policy of monarchs, one which lowered the clergy's own status and restricted its freedom of act…
Faith, Myth, and Politics: The Stereotype of the Jews and Their Expulsion from England and France
Contemporary attitudes concerning the Templars' affair: Propaganda's fiasco
This study attempts to re-examine the correlation between propaganda and public opinion during the Templars' trial and to define the influence of propaganda and its effect on contemporary society. The re-examination of the sources and especially the chronicles, which have been partly overlooked by scholars, suggests new conclusions, namely a fiasco of Capetian propaganda. If Philip IV the Fair was successful in his attempt to abolish the Order of…
Chronicles and historiography: The interrelationship of fact and fiction
Notwithstanding the great progress in medieval historiography during the last century, a conceptual and methodological basis in regard to the analysis of narrative sources is still missing. This paper indicates some of the challenges posed by fourteenth-century chronicles while focusing on contemporary testimonies about Clement V, pope between 1305 and 1314. Discussion of the different testimonies allows drawing some conclusions and paves the way…
Isabelle of France, queen of England— a reconsideration
In speaking of historiographical attitudes towards Edward III, Professor May McKisack points out “a problem of historical reputation” (1960:1). If, indeed such a problem exists, it is not unique to Edward III. Indeed McKisack's analysis applies also to the case of Edward's mother, Isabelle of France. The political interplay between Isabelle of France, Edward II, the English nobility and the townsmen raised some enigmas surrounding the queen: a st…
Contemporary attitudes concerning the Templars' affair: Propaganda's fiasco
This study attempts to re-examine the correlation between propaganda and public opinion during the Templars' trial and to define the influence of propaganda and its effect on contemporary society. The re-examination of the sources and especially the chronicles, which have been partly overlooked by scholars, suggests new conclusions, namely a fiasco of Capetian propaganda. If Philip IV the Fair was successful in his attempt to abolish the Order of…
Philippe le Bel - Genèse d'une image
Isabelle of France, queen of England— a reconsideration
In speaking of historiographical attitudes towards Edward III, Professor May McKisack points out “a problem of historical reputation” (1960:1). If, indeed such a problem exists, it is not unique to Edward III. Indeed McKisack's analysis applies also to the case of Edward's mother, Isabelle of France. The political interplay between Isabelle of France, Edward II, the English nobility and the townsmen raised some enigmas surrounding the queen: a st…
Faith, Myth, and Politics: The Stereotype of the Jews and Their Expulsion from England and France
Holy Wars and Sainted Warriors: Christian War Propaganda in the Middle Ages
Esther Cohen, Sophia Menaché; Holy Wars and Sainted Warriors: Christian War Propaganda in the Middle Ages, Journal of Communication, Volume 36, Issue 2, 1
The Failure of John XXII's Policy toward France and England: Reasons and Outcomes, 1316-1334
Political success is measured according to the accomplishment of the goals determined by politicians. This definition poses a challenge to historians, for political aims often are ambiguous, and our knowledge of them incomplete. This problem becomes more acute with regard to the history of the papacy, whose asserted aims on the one hand, and its real policy on the other, often were characterized by inner contradictions
A Juridical Chapter in the History of the Order of Calatrava, the Mastership of Don Alonso De Aragon (1443-1444)
321 A JURIDICAL CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ORDER OF CALATRAVA, THE MASTERSHIP OF DON ALONSO DE ARAGON (1443-1444) by SOPHIA MENACHE (Haifa)* The administration of the Order of Calatrava, entrusted by Pope Innocent VIII to King Ferdinand the Catholic (1485), hints at the culmination of a process which the centralizing Castilian Monarchy attempted with ultimate success, that of bringing the Military Orders under its rule'. The Orders of Alcantar…
The king, the church and the Jews: Some considerations on the expulsions from England and France
Contemporary sources shorn a clear awareness of the political and economic motives behind the expulsion of Jews in 1290 and 1306, an awareness which actually prevented any wide approval for the anti-Jewish policy of the kings. Furthermore, from the point of view of the clergy at least, the expulsion of Jews appeared as another stage in the centralizing policy of monarchs, one which lowered the clergy's own status and restricted its freedom of act…
A Propaganda Campaign in the Reign of Philip the Fair, 1302–1303
A PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN IN THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE FAIR, 1302–1303 SOPHIA MENACHE SOPHIA MENACHE Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar French History, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 1990, Pages 427–454, https://doi.org/10.1093/fh/4.4.427 Published: 01 December 1990
Au commencement était le Verbe ». Propagatio fidei et propagande au Moyen-Âge
Communication in the Jewish Diaspora: The Pre-Modern World
Although Jews lacked a political locus standi for a communication system in the Middle Ages and Early Modern periods, their involvement in trade and the close relations among Jewish communities fostered the development of effective channels of communication. This process responded primarily to security and socio-economic considerations but it has important implications for the development of communication systems as well. Written by some of the m…
Tartars, Jews, Saracens and the Jewish-Mongol ‘Plot’ of 1241
Tartars, Jews, Saracens and the Jewish‐Mongol ‘Plot’ of 1241
Dogs: God's Worst Enemies
In a broad survey of negative and hostile attitudes toward canines in pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, the author posits that warm ties between humans and canines have been seen as a threat to the authority of the clergy and indeed, of God. Exploring ancient myth, Biblical and Rabbinical literature, and early and medieval Christianity and Islam, she explores images and prohibitions concerning dogs in the texts of institutionalized…
Matthew Paris's attitudes toward Anglo-Jewry
Although the doubts surrounding Matthew Paris's reliability as a historical source on the one hand, and the awareness of his biased approach toward Jews on the other, are well-known, he remains important, both as a reflection of prevailing fears and expectations in thirteenth-century England, and as an influential factor in shaping the stereotype of Jews for the years to come. It is the premise of this study that Matthew's links with St Albans an…
Clement V
Clement V, the first 'Avignon' pope, led the Church during nine critical years, 1305–14. Elected two years after the outrage committed upon Boniface VIII at Anagni, Clement saw as his main goal the restoration of harmonious relations with the leading monarchs of Christendom. In achieving his aim, he paved the way for the Church in the modern period. This 1998 book provides a complete analysis of Clement's pontificate from the two complementary vi…
Dogs and Human Beings: A Story of Friendship
The wide consensus in research with regard to the modernity of keeping companion animals lies behind the prevailing conclusions about attitudes toward the canine species in pre-modern societies. These were reviewed mainly from a utilitarian perspective. Characterized, in part, by the protective shelter of the extended household and, as such, free of the tensions affecting the nuclear family in industrial cities, pre-modern societies supposedly la…
The Jews in Medieval Normandy: A Social and Intellectual History. Norman Golb
England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290 . Robin R. Mundill
Just War, Crusade, and Jihad: Conflicting Propaganda Strategies During the Gulf Crisis (1990-1991)
Chronicles and historiography: The interrelationship of fact and fiction
Notwithstanding the great progress in medieval historiography during the last century, a conceptual and methodological basis in regard to the analysis of narrative sources is still missing. This paper indicates some of the challenges posed by fourteenth-century chronicles while focusing on contemporary testimonies about Clement V, pope between 1305 and 1314. Discussion of the different testimonies allows drawing some conclusions and paves the way…
When Jesus met Mohammed in the Holy Land: Attitudes toward the “Other” in the Crusader Kingdom
This paper investigates changing attitudes toward the “other” in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem from two main perspectives; namely, the crusaders' approach to the former inhabitants of the Holy Land and the degree to which those former Occidentals became Orientals and created a new identity. Taking into account the first encounter with Islam, this paper investigates the emotional aspects of the meeting between Latins and Muslims from the persp…
Isabella of France, Queen of England. A Postscript
Papal Attempts at a Commercial Boycott of the Muslims in the Crusader Period
Notwithstanding the many precedents for economic boycott before the crusader period, the first evidence of a Christian offensive other than on the battlefield appears only in the second half of the twelfth century, almost seventy years after the Council of Clermont. This paper aims to complement Moore's theory about the emergence of the Christian persecuting society with an additional case that, from a medieval Christian point of view, associates…
Crusading and Trading between West and East: Studies in Honour of David Jacoby
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