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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara (The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara) [9780679768173] is a landmark examination of state power, religious identity, and modern ethics set against the riveting backdrop of 19th-century Italy. The work probes a single case—evoking a child's seizure from a Jewish family by papal authorities—and uses it to illuminate broader questions about sovereignty, education, and the boundaries of parental rights. Its emblematic title signals a careful reconstruction of a controversial episode that continues to resonate in debates over religion, state, and the rights of the child.
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The book recounts the 1858–1870 affair in which Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy in Bologna, was secretly baptized, then claimed by the Papal States and raised within the Vatican's walls, a choice that sparked a fierce clash between Catholic authorities and Jewish communities. Through meticulous archival research and narrative clarity, the author situates Mortara's case within the larger upheavals of Italian unification, church politics, and evolving concepts of citizenship and human rights. The narrative interweaves legal maneuvers, personal tragedy, and political calculus to reveal how one child's life became a focal point for competing visions of modern authority.
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David I. Kertzer is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian renowned for his deeply researched works on religion, state power, and Italian history. A prolific scholar at the intersection of anthropology and history, Kertzer has crafted a rigorous, accessible narrative that foregrounds documentary evidence while offering expansive social and ethical context. His distinguished career includes teaching appointments and widely acclaimed publications that have reshaped understandings of ritual, identity, and political authority.
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The book uses a singular, charged case to illuminate how modern states claim and regulate authority over family, faith, and childhood, raising enduring questions about justice and human rights.
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1998, ISBN: 0679768173
[EAN: 9780679768173], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Vintage], Trade paperback edition, published by Vintage, 1998. A later printing. Examines the story of the forced conversion of E… More...
1998, ISBN: 0679768173
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1998, ISBN: 0679768173
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1998, ISBN: 9780679768173
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About the work
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara (The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara) [9780679768173] is a landmark examination of state power, religious identity, and modern ethics set against the riveting backdrop of 19th-century Italy. The work probes a single case—evoking a child's seizure from a Jewish family by papal authorities—and uses it to illuminate broader questions about sovereignty, education, and the boundaries of parental rights. Its emblematic title signals a careful reconstruction of a controversial episode that continues to resonate in debates over religion, state, and the rights of the child.
Summary
The book recounts the 1858–1870 affair in which Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy in Bologna, was secretly baptized, then claimed by the Papal States and raised within the Vatican's walls, a choice that sparked a fierce clash between Catholic authorities and Jewish communities. Through meticulous archival research and narrative clarity, the author situates Mortara's case within the larger upheavals of Italian unification, church politics, and evolving concepts of citizenship and human rights. The narrative interweaves legal maneuvers, personal tragedy, and political calculus to reveal how one child's life became a focal point for competing visions of modern authority.
About the author
David I. Kertzer is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian renowned for his deeply researched works on religion, state power, and Italian history. A prolific scholar at the intersection of anthropology and history, Kertzer has crafted a rigorous, accessible narrative that foregrounds documentary evidence while offering expansive social and ethical context. His distinguished career includes teaching appointments and widely acclaimed publications that have reshaped understandings of ritual, identity, and political authority.
In brief
The book uses a singular, charged case to illuminate how modern states claim and regulate authority over family, faith, and childhood, raising enduring questions about justice and human rights.
Details of the book - The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
EAN (ISBN-13): 9780679768173
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0679768173
Paperback
Publishing year: 1998
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
368 Pages
Weight: 0,318 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 0679768173
ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-679-76817-3, 978-0-679-76817-3
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Book author: david kertzer, mazzini, david rome, kertz, steven spielberg
Book title: pope children, made italy, prisoner vatican, how pope, kidnap, the kidnapping edgardo mortara
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