Jews In The Early Modern World
The study of early modern history has exploded in the last several decades. Many new historical sources have been identified and examined and a host of exciting studies, employing a wide range of innovative methodologies, have been produced. Scholars of Jewish history have begun to ask to what extent the early modern period had a Jewish dimension; they have also begun to reconsider the nature of traditional periodization of Jewish history. Jews in the Early Modern World attempts to synthesize...
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Jews in the Early Modern World presents a comparative and global history of the Jews for the early modern period, 1400-1700. It traces the remarkable demographic changes experienced by Jews around the globe and assesses the impact of those changes on Jewish communal and social structures, religious and cultural practices, and relations with non-Jews.
List of Illustrations ixAcknowledgments xiTimeline of Events xiiiIntroduction: Time, Space, and Perspective 1A Medieval Context 17Settlement and Demography 35Community and Social Life 93Identity: Religion and Culture 143Relations with the Other 191Conclusion 241Glossary 249Suggestions for Further Reading 255Bibliography 267Index 281
\ Choice[This book] is not only a useful advanced textbook with a well-written narrative, but a splendid, high-level window into the theme useful for scholarly nonspecialists. . . . No comparable comprehensive book is available. This will be the standard introductory work on the theme for both early modern history and Jewish history and is an absolute must for every library. . . . Essential. All levels/libraries.\ — June 2008, Vol 45, No 10\ \
