Ladino Rabbinic Literature and Ottoman Sephardic Culture

Name: Ladino Rabbinic Literature and Ottoman Sephardic Culture
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ISBN: 9780253346308

ISBN-10: 0253346304

ISBN-13: 9780253346308

Edition: 2005

Authors: Matthias B. Lehmann

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Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/3/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English




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


Conclusion