God, Humanity, and History: The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives »

Robert Chazan, winner of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture Career Achievement Award in Jewish History, is Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. Among his previous books are four published by California: Medieval Stereotypes and Modern Antisemitism (1997), Barcelona and Beyond (1992), Daggers of Faith (1989), and European Jewry and the First Crusade (1987).

"A lucidly written book, refreshingly jargon-free. . . . Chazan shows that the crusade chronicles must be appreciated as historical events unto themselves, ultimately more definitive and more verifiable than the events they relate."—Jeremy Cohen, author of Living Letters of the Law

"A very important book, both for what it does and for the model it provides for future research into these narratives and their era."—James E. Young, author of The Texture of Memory