Jews in Muslim Lands, 1750-1830. Volume I, The Ottoman Middle East / Yaron Tsur ; trans;ated by Ursula Wokoeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsur, Yaron, author.

Contributor:

Woköck, Ursula, translator.

Series:

Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series

Standardized Title:

Gevirim ṿi-Yehudim aḥerim ba-Mizraḥ ha-Tikhon ha-Ot'mani 1750-1830. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Turkey.

Jews.

Turkey.

Turkey--Ethnic relations--History.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool, England : Liverpool University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The Jewish communities of the Ottoman Middle East were surprisingly varied. In exploring them, Tsur reconsiders fundamental questions about the nature of diasporas and the influence of majority culture on minorities. He offers new ideas about Jewish responses to modernity and the social mechanisms enabling elites to function.

Notes:

List of Illustrations Note on Transliteration Maps Introduction 1. Istanbul: The Ottoman Capital ** 1. The Ruling Class 2. The Urban Landscape 3. Christians, Jews, and Muslims 4. Jewish Diasporas and Other Networks 5. The Missing Judaeo-Arabic Space 6. Ottoman Culture and Jewish Liturgical Poetry 7. Ordinary Jews through the Prism of Jewish Court Records 8. The Powerful Notables 9. Jewish Notables in Times of Crisis **2. Damascus, Acre, Jerusalem 1. The Farhis 2. The Ottoman Jewish Network of Notables 3. Jerusalem: The Community versus the Askerî Jews 4. Jewish Life in Muslim Court Records 5. Damascus 3. Aleppo ** 1. The Francos 2. Aleppo's Segmented Society 3. Social Segmentation and Budding Imperialism 4. The Francos as Port Jews 5. The Rise of the Picciottos **4. The Iraqi Province ** 1. The 'Wild East' 2. Basra 3. Blood Libel in Reverse 4. Baghdad: The Fate of the Notables and the Community 5. The Diaspora from Baghdad to the Far East **5. Egypt ** 1. Cairo 2. Jewish Customs Officials 3. A Segmented Society? 4. Notables and Rabbis 5. The Downfall of the Notables **6. The Holy Land ** 1. Hida's Travels among the Bedouins 2. Changes in the North of Palestine 3. The Aftermath of Hayim Farhi's Murder **Epilogue 1. Askerî Jews 2. The 'Castrated' or 'Gelded' Elite 3. Port Jews 4. Hida and Other Learned Individuals 5. Signs of the Times Glossary Bibliography Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-80207-184-9

1-83764-119-6

OCLC:

1564136734