Nina Caputo
Autor(a) de Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263, A Graphic History
Obras por Nina Caputo
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- Sexo
- female
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 27
- Popularidade
- #483,027
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 7
There are two main sources for the disputation—one from a Jewish perspective, one from a Christian one—and so the debate is presented visually twice over. I can see how discussing the differences between the two versions, both overt and subtle, would be an excellent way of stimulating deeper classroom discussions about historical analysis and subjectivity. However, some of the visual cues functioning as editorial comment were so subtle that I only picked up on them when I read the accompanying essay. This, combined with some shifts in narrative topic, could potentially be quite confusing to a student reader, especially since quite dense theological topics are being discussed. Despite these pedagogical reservations, however, I could see this being a very useful addition to any course on medieval Jewish, Spanish, and/or religious history, or even a more general survey course of the Middle Ages.… (mais)