Jadīd al-Islām : the Jewish "new Muslims" of Meshhed / Raphael Patai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patai, Raphael, 1910-1996, author.

Series:

Jewish folklore and anthropology series.

Jewish folklore and anthropology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Iran--Mashhad--History.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [1997]

Summary:

This study documents the history, traditions, tales, customs, and institutions of the Jadid al-Islam-"New Muslims." In 1839, Muslims attacked the Jews of Meshhed, murdering 36 of them, and forcing the conversion of the rest. While some managed to escape across the Afghan border, and some turned into true believing Muslims, the majority adopted Islam only outwardly, while secretly adhering to their Jewish faith. Jadid al-Islam is the fascinating story of how this community managed to survive, at the risk of their lives, as crypto-Jews in an inimical Shi'i Muslim environment. Based on unpublished original Persian sources and interviews with members of the existing Meshhed community in Jerusalem and New York, this study documents the history, traditions, tales, customs, and institutions of the Jadid al-Islam-"New Muslims."

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

I. History and Traditions

1. Early Times

2. Before the Allahdād

3. The Ṣūfī Lure

4. Allahdād!

5. After the Allahdād

6. Conversions to the Bahai faith

7. A Decade of Blood Libels and Other Incidents, 1892-1902

8. Zionism and Early 'Aliya

9. Disturbances in the 1940s

10. A Picture of Jewish Life

11. Emigration, 'Aliya, Dispersion

12. A Meshhed Jewish Family: Āqā Farajullah's Memoirs

II. Tales and Legends

Introductory Note

13. A Popular "Life of Nadir

14. Three Tales about Mullah Siman-Tov

15. Two Stories about the Jews of Kalat

16. How the Herāt Jews Were Saved

17. The Story of the Woman Gohar

18. The Death of Ḥājj Ḥasan Eṣḥaq

III. Customs and Institutions

19. Birth Customs

20. Jewish Names and Origins

21. The Secret School (Hebrew Education)

22. Girls' Games

23. Ritual Observances

24. Marriage

25. Burial Customs

Conclusion

Notes

Judeo-Persian Vocabulary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814341858

0814341853