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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2025. Vol 52

Distinctive Signs of Jewish Segregation in the Czech Lands in the Middle Ages and Modern Times

Author(s)
O. B. Keller
Abstract
The article by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor O. B. Keller is devoted to the spectrum of “insignia” of the Jewish population that were relevant for Jews living in the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia) in the Middle Ages and Modern Times. The very idea of “differentiation” of people comes to the Christian world from the world of Islam. And what was the reason for the appearance of “insignia” for Jews? Their appearance was associated with the prescription of Pope Innocent III “to wear special clothes for Jews and Muslims that distinguish them from Christians.” The idea of Pope Innocent III was voiced on November 15, 1215 at one of the sessions of the Fourth Lateran Council in Rome and, without any doubt, can be attributed to the beginning of the “segregation” of the Jewish population as early as the 13th century.
About the Authors
Keller Olga Borisovna, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Department of Modern and Contemporary History, Belarusian State University, 6, Krasnoarmeyskaya st., Minsk, 220030, Republic of Belarus, e-mail: olga.keller@mail.ru
For citation
Keller O.B. Distinctive Signs of Jewish Segregation in the Czech Lands in the Middle Ages and Modern Times. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2025, vol. 52, pp. 44-49. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.52.44 (in Russian)
Keywords
Insignia, Czech Lands, Middle Ages, Modern Times, Jewish headdress of white or yellow color, triangular cap, special hood, veil with yellow stripe, yellow ring on the left side of the chest, yellow or green ring collar, yellow stripe (5×7 cm).
UDC
94(437=411.16)"04/18"
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.52.44
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