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Early Modern Jewry : A New Cultural History /

Early Modern Jewry boldly offers a new history of the early modern Jewish experience. From Krakow and Venice to Amsterdam and Smyrna, David Ruderman examines the historical and cultural factors unique to Jewish communities throughout Europe, and how these distinctions played out amidst the rest of s...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Ruderman, David B.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Early Modern Jewry boldly offers a new history of the early modern Jewish experience. From Krakow and Venice to Amsterdam and Smyrna, David Ruderman examines the historical and cultural factors unique to Jewish communities throughout Europe, and how these distinctions played out amidst the rest of society. Looking at how Jewish settlements in the early modern period were linked to one another in fascinating ways, he shows how Jews were communicating with each other and were more aware of their economic, social, and religious connections than ever before. Ruderman explores five crucial and powe.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (344 pages): maps
ISBN:9781400834693