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A history of the Jewish community in Istanbul : the formative years, 1453-1566

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.
Print Book, English, 2002
Brill, Leiden, 2002
XV, 414 p. : il. ; 24 cm + 1 mapa pleg.
9789004125308, 9004125302
912551051
Bibliografía : p. 376-399