Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture /

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Explores tradition and modernization among Sephardic communities in the Ottoman Empire through the lens of rabbinic literature written in Ladino.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lehmann, Matthias B., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2005.
Series:Jewish literature and culture.
Subjects:
1800-1899
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.
Littérature judéo-espagnole > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Morale dans la littérature rabbinique.
HISTORY > General.
Ethics in rabbinical literature
Ladino literature
Rabbinical literature
Sephardim > Intellectual life
Sephardim > Social conditions
Musar-Literatur
Rabbinische Literatur
Sefarden.
Rabbijnse literatuur.
Ladino (Joods-Spaans)
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Middle East
Osmanisches Reich
Sephardim.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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