Lost in translation, found in transliteration : books, censorship, and the evolution of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation of London as a linguistic community, 1663-1810 / by Alex Kerner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerner, Alex, author.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; 1568-5004 Volume 53.

Studies in Jewish History and Culture, 1568-5004 ; Volume 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation (London, England).

Spanish language--England--London--History.

Spanish language.

Portuguese language--England--London--History.

Portuguese language.

Jews--Dalston (London, England)--Language--History.

Jews.

Censorship.

History.

England--London.

Local Subjects:

Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation (London, England).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

XI, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

"In 'Lost in Translation, Found in Transliteration', Alex Kerner examines London's Spanish & Portuguese Jews' congregation in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as a community that delineated its identity not only along ethnic and religious lines, but also along the various languages spoken by its members. By zealously keeping Hebrew and Spanish for prayer and Portuguese for community administration, generations of wardens attempted to keep control over their community, together with a tough censorial policy on book printing. Simultaneously, clinging to the Iberian languages worked as a bulwark against assimilation, adding language to religion as an additional identity component. As Spanish and Portuguese speaking generations were replaced with younger ones, English permeated daily and community life intensifed assimilationist trends."--Back cover.

Contents:

Part 1 Books and Censorship in Theory: Disciplining a New-Born Community

1 The 1664 Censorship Article: Background and Sources p. 21

2 Other Imposed and Self-Imposed Censorships: The Quakers p. 41

3 The Evolution of the Censorship Article of the Ascamot p. 47

Part 2 Variations on Censorship: The Language-Control Policy of the Congregation

4 Ritual p. 69

5 Administration p. 86

6 Print and Publications p. 92

7 "King and Country" p. 97

Part 3 Books and Censorship in Practice: The "Kosher Imprimatur" in London's Sha'ar Hashamayim Congregation

8 1664-1677: Privately Owned, Imported Prayer Books p. 119

9 1677-1693: The Beginning of the Congregation's Library p. 126

10 1677-1693: Potential Dangerous Readings: Pamphlets and Conversionist Trends p. 135

11 1693-1733: The Era of David Nieto p. 153

2 Isaac Abendana and David Nieto's Calendrical Works p. 154

3 Nieto's Liturgical and Ethical Works p. 158

4 Nieto's Political Works p. 166

5 Nieto's Theological Writings p. 184

6 David Nieto's Leadership Evaluated through His Publications p. 191

7 After Nieto's Death p. 192

12 1733-1781: Censorship at its Peak-Moseh Nieto's Prayer Book p. 202

13 3781-1810: An "Expected Good End"? English Displaces Spanish p. 228.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004367036

9004367039

OCLC:

1038008115