Judaism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...literature of the medieval period. The word...Early Period The history of Judaism predates...agriculture, and social justice characterized...the next. As the conditions of life deteriorated...until c.a.d. 500), rabbinic Judaism...rites. During the medieval period, these...forced conversion in 1492, spread and became...directly in Eastern Europe, giving rise to...believe that the history of Judaism proves...