Jews of Spain A History of the Sephardic Experience

Name: Jews of Spain A History of the Sephardic Experience
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ISBN: 9780029115749

ISBN-10: 0029115744

ISBN-13: 9780029115749

Edition: 1994

Authors: Jane S. Gerber, Mishkenot Sha'ananim

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Book details

List price: $21.50
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 1/31/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: An Enigma of 1492



Volatile Origins: The Early History of Jewish Life in Spain



The Birth of Sepharad: From the Muslim Conquest to the Caliphate of Cordoba



The Golden Era: The Emergence of Sephardic Civilization



The Reconquista: Jews and the New Realities of Christian Spain



Path to Expulsion: The Decline and Destruction of Spanish Jewry



Return to the Islamic World: The Sephardic Diaspora in Muslim Lands



The Westward Journey: Europe and the New World



Encounter with Modernity: Ottoman Decline and the Ascendance of the West



Revival and Return: Sephardic Jews in the Post-War Era


Appendix 1: The Edict of Expulsion


Appendix 2: Immigration Tables


Appendix 3: Maps


Notes


A Note on Further Reading


Index