{"product_id":"9780141970530","title":"The Life and Passion of William of Norwich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating surviving chronicle from 12th-century England which holds a unique and terrible place in the history of anti-Semitism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Passion of William of Norwich\u003c\/i\u003e gives a remarkable insight into life in a medieval cathedral city, brilliantly capturing the everyday concerns of ordinary people and focussing on the miraculous cures carried out at a shrine.  But this was no ordinary shrine;  fervent worshippers gathered around the burial-place where they believed that a boy was buried, a boy murdered by the Jews of Norwich.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chilling, highly significant document, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Passion of William of Norwich\u003c\/i\u003e is, as far as we know, the earliest version of what was to become the  'blood libel' which has haunted Europe ever since.  Miri Rubin both superbly translates the book and in her introduction interprets the sequence of events that led to the monk Thomas of Monmouth's appalling narrative.  The consequences of his fantasies have been incalculable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072399786224,"sku":"9780141970530","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141970530_p0.jpg?v=1763655983","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141970530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}