A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul: The Formative Years, 1453-1566

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BRILL, 2010 M10 15 - 423 páginas
This volume presents the transformation of the Greek-speaking Jewish community of Byzantine Constantinople into an Ottoman, ethnically diversified immigrant community. As the Ottomans influenced its cultural and social values, the community strived to preserve its boundaries with the surrounding society.
 

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The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople and the End of the Byzantine Community
1
ILLUSTRATIONS
7
The Ottoman State and the Jews of Istanbul
16
Immigration and the Making of a Community
45
Demographics
50
Geographical History of the Community
55
Patterns of Organization
62
InterEthnic Encounters
87
Patterns of Social Behavior The Family
99
Social Stratification Wealth and Poverty
197
Economic Life
222
Elite Culture and Popular Culture
244
Relations with Ottoman Society
278
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Minna Rozen, Ph.D. (1977) in Jewish History, Tel Aviv University, is a Professor of Jewish History at the University of Haifa, Israel. She has published extensively on social history of the Sephardic Diaspora in the Mediterranean basin in Hebrew, English and French, and initiated major documentation projects of Jewish remnants in these regions.

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