The martyrdom of a Moroccan Jewish saint / by Sharon Vance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vance, Sharon, 1963-

Series:

Brill's series in Jewish studies ; v. 44.

Brill's series in Jewish studies ; v. 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hatchuel, Sol, 1817-1834.

Hatchuel, Sol.

Jewish martyrs--Morocco--Historiography.

Jewish martyrs.

Zaddikot--Morocco--Historiography.

Zaddikot.

Jews--Morocco--History--19th century.

Jews.

Jewish-Arab relations.

Morocco--Ethnic relations--Historiography.

Morocco.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 239 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

The martyrdom in 1834 of Sol Hatchuel, a Jewish girl from Tangier, traumatized the Jewish community and inspired a literary response in Morocco and beyond. This study focuses on works written in the first century after her death in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Spanish, Spanish and French that tell her story and interpret its meaning. The author places both the event and the texts that narrate it in their historical context and show how its significance changed in each language and literary setting. The texts, prose and poetic laments by North African rabbis and a romantic feuilleton from the Judeo-Spanish press, and their historical settings reveal the complex relations between Jews and Muslims in North Africa and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century and the intersection between religious polemics and gender discourse.

Contents:

The Many Lives Of Sol Hatchuel

The Limits Of Protection: The Execution In Historical Context

The Tale Of The Martyred Maiden

‘As An Ewe Before Her Shearers’: The Hebrew Elegies

The Fallen Gazelle

The Sacrificed Lovers: Sol’s Story In The Judeo-Spanish Newspaper La Epoka.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-232) and index.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9781283161909

1-283-16190-7

9786613161901

9789004207165

90-04-20716-3

OCLC:

741613208