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Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture
- Title
- Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture / Matthias B. Lehmann.
- Author
- Lehmann, Matthias B., 1970-
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS135.L4 L44 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 264 p. : map, facsims.; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Jewish literature and culture
- 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.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0253346304 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005004206
- OCLC
- ocm57670056
- SCSB-14423989
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library