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About Me
Tzafrir Barzilay is a senior lecturer of medieval history in the Department of History at Bar Ilan University. He is interested in the social history of minorities, environmental and geographical factors, and religious movements in medieval Europe. He is currently investigating religious and quotidian practices pertaining to water in Jewish and Christian life in High and Late medieval Europe. He is the author of of Poisoned Wells: Accusation, Persecution and Minorities in Medieval Europe, 1321-1422 (Philadelphia, 2022) and coeditor, with Elisheva Baumgarten and Eyal Levinson, of Jewish Daily Life in Medieval Northern Europe, 1000-1350: A Sourcebook (Kalamazoo, 2022).
Fields of Interest:
- History of minorities.
- Environmental history and historical geography (around subjects related to water) .
- History of everyday life.
- Jewish-Christian relation and interactions.
- History of power, violence, institutions and governance.
- History of the medieval Church.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Sep 2010 → Nov 2016
Award Date: 10 Nov 2016
Master's Degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2008 → Sep 2010
Award Date: 12 Sep 2010
Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2005 → Feb 2009
Award Date: 26 Feb 2009
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BEYOND THE NARRATIVE: A STUDY OF MEDIEVAL GERMAN JEWISH MARTYRS’ LISTS
Barzilay, T., 2024, In: Viator - Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 55, 1, p. 271-309 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Jews, Lordship, and the Experience of Power in Early Eleventh Century France
Barzilay, T., 2024, In: Journal of Medieval History. 50, 4, p. 401-421 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Movement, Geography, and Rabbinic Culture in High Medieval Northern Europe
Barzilay, T., Jan 2024, In: Religions. 15, 1, 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The term "antisemitism" as a category for the study of medieval Jewish history
Barzilay, T., 2024, Antisemitism and the Politics of History. p. 147-163 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Jewish everyday life in medieval northern Europe, 1080-1350: A sourcebook
Barzilay, T. (Editor), Baumgarten, E. (Editor) & Levinson, E. (Editor), 2022, Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications. 1 p. (Teams : documents of practice)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Membership of organization
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האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים (External organization)
בלאס, א. (Member), ברזילי, צ. (Member), ויסברגר, ג. (Member), צור, ה. (Member) & עלי סאלח דראושה, נ. (Member)
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