Lateran IVās dress-separation decree cited Moses loosely, not a specific biblical text.
Evidence
The reference to Moses does not, it appears, refer to any speciļ¬c biblical passage, but rather to widespread Jewish practice of distinguishing themselves from non- Jews through dress. ā John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1837
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the āComplaints About Immodesty Go Way Backā article ā sumptuary/dress norms as identity and political signaling, here aimed specifically at Jews and Saracens in Lateran IV canon 68.
- ADDENDUM: Directly relevant to āComplaints About Immodesty Go Way Backā: this is a canonical, church-imposed dress-separation mandate for Jews and Muslims, an institutional counterpart to the moral panics in that article.