From Orthodox Christianity to “Jewish Law”: Unusual Conversion in the Russian Empire of the Early 19th Century

From Orthodox Christianity to “Jewish Law”: Unusual Conversion in the Russian Empire of the Early 19th Century

This article is a piece of microhistorical research of a court case investigating religious conversion in Russia in the 1820s. It presents the story of an Orthodox Christian girl who adopted ”Jewish law” and married a Jewish man. The article attempts to define the background and peculiarities of the...

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Main Author: Tatiana Khizhaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
religious conversion
Judaism
conversion to Judaism
giyur
Jewish-Christian relations
Russian Empire
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/8/717

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