Jews and the Mediterranean (Sephardi And Mizrahi Studies)
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- Synopsis
- A selection of essays examining the significance of what Jewish history and Mediterranean studies contribute to our knowledge of the other.Jews and the Mediterranean considers the historical potency and uniqueness of what happens when Sephardi, Mizrahi, and Ashkenazi Jews meet in the Mediterranean region. By focusing on the specificity of the Jewish experience, the essays gathered in this volume emphasize human agency and culture over the length of Mediterranean history. This collection draws attention to what made Jewish people distinctive and warns against facile notions of Mediterranean connectivity, diversity, fluidity, and hybridity, presenting a new assessment of the Jewish experience in the Mediterranean.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 237 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780253048004
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780253047939
- Publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/16/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Indiana University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Jessica M. Marglin
- Edited by:
- Matthias B. Lehmann
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