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Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture

Title
Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture [electronic resource] / Matthias B. Lehmann.
Author
Lehmann, Matthias B., 1970-
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 264 p.) : map, facsims.
Series Statement
Jewish literature and culture
Uniform Title
Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture (Online)
Alternative Title
Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture (Online)
Subject
  • Sephardim > Middle East > Intellectual life > 19th century
  • Rabbinical literature > Middle East > History and criticism
  • Ladino literature > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Ladino literature > Middle East > History and criticism
  • Ethics in rabbinical literature
  • Sephardim > Middle East > Social conditions > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Historical background -- Print and the vernacular : the emergence of Ladino reading culture -- The translation and reception of musar -- "Pasar la hora" or "meldar"? forms of sociability -- The construction of the social order -- Three social types : the wealthy, the poor, the learned -- The representation of gender -- Understanding exile, setting boundaries -- The impossible homecoming -- Reincarnation and the discovery of history -- Scientific and rabbinic knowledge and the notion of change.
LCCN
2005004206
OCLC
ssj0000188420
Author
Lehmann, Matthias B., 1970-
Title
Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture [electronic resource] / Matthias B. Lehmann.
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.
Series
Jewish literature and culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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