Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Reeva Spector Simon! Michael Menachem Laskier! and Sara Reguer Klappentext Despite considerable research on the Jewish diaspora in the Middle East and North Africa since 1800! there has until now been no comprehensive synthesis that illuminates both the differences and commonalities in Jewish experience across a range of countries and cultures. This lacuna in both Jewish and Middle Eastern studies is due partly to the fact that in general histories of the region! Jews have been omitted from the standard narrative. As part of the religious and ethnic mosaic that was traditional Islamic society! Jews were but one among numerous minorities and so have lacked a systematic treatment.Addressing this important oversight! this volume documents the variety and diversity of Jewish life in the region over the last two hundred years. It explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its "golden age" and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first half of the book is thematic! covering topics ranging from languages to economic life and from religion and music to the world of women. The second half is a country-by-country survey that covers Turkey! Syria! Lebanon! Israel/Palestine! Iraq! Iran! Afghanistan! Yemen! Egypt! the Sudan! Libya! Tunisia! Algeria! and Morocco. Zusammenfassung Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Thematic SectionMiddle Eastern and Sephardic Jewry: The Historical Background 700 -- 1700! by Jane GerberEurope in the Middle East! by Reeva S. SimonEconomic Life! by Michael M. Laskier and Reeva S. SimonCommunity Leadership and Structure! by Michael M. Laskier! Sara Reguer and Haim SaadounReligion: Rabbinic Tradition and the Response to Modernity! by Zvi ZoharIntellectual Life! by Ammiel AlcalayLanguagesJudezmo and Hakitia (Judeo-Spanish)! by David M. BunisJudeo-Arabic! by Joseph ChetritLanguages of Iran and Afghanistan! by Haideh SahimEducation! by Rachel SimonZionism! by Rachel SimonBeliefs and Customs! by Issachar Ben-AmiAspects of Material Culture! by Esther JuhaszMusic! by Mark KligmanThe World of Women! by Sara ReguerPart II: Country by Country SurveyOttoman Turkey! by Jacob M. LandauOttoman Balkans! by Aron RodrigueThe Turkish Republic! by George E. GruenSyria and Lebanon! by Michael M. LaskierEretz Yisrael / Palestine 1800 -- 1948! by Ruth Kark and Joseph B. GlassIraq! by Reeva S. SimonIran and Afghanistan! by Haideh SahimYemen! by Bat-Zion Eraqi-KlormanEgypt and the Sudan! by Jean-Marc Ran OppenheimLibya! by Harvey E. GoldbergTunisia! by Haim SaadounAlgeria! by David CohenMorocco! by Michael M. Laskier and Eliezer Bashan ...

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• Authors: Reeva Simon, Reeva Spector Simon, Reeva Spector Laskier Simon
• Assisted by: Michael M. Laskier (Editor), Michael Menachem Laskier (Editor), Sara Reguer (Editor), Reguer Sara (Editor), Reeva Spector Simon (Editor), Simon Reeva Spector (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2003
• EAN: 9780231107976
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10797-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Africa / North, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Middle East, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Jewish Studies, Social and cultural history, Middle Eastern history, African History, North Africa, Relating to Jewish people and groups, C 1700 To C 1800, Social groups: religious groups and communities