Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture / Matthias B. Lehmann.

Author/creator Lehmann, Matthias B., 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionviii, 264 p. : map, facsims. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Sephardim--Middle East. --Intellectual life. --19th century.
Rabbinical literature--Middle East. --History and criticism.
Ladino literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Ladino literature--Middle East. --History and criticism.
Ethics in rabbinical literature.
Sephardim--Middle East. --Social conditions. --19th century.

SeriesJewish literature and culture
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005004206
ISBN0253346304 (cloth : alk. paper)