Traditional society in transition : the Yemeni Jewish experience /

Traditional society in transition : the Yemeni Jewish experience /

In Traditional Society in Transition: The Yemeni Jewish Experience Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman offers an account of the unique circumstances of Yemeni Jewish existence in the wake of major changes since the second half of the nineteenth century. It follows this community's transition from a traditio...

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Main Author: Klorman, Bat-Zion Eraqi.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

Series: The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 39.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

Subjects:

Jews > Yemen (Republic) > History > 19th century.
Jews > Yemen (Republic) > History > 20th century.
Jews > Yemen (Republic) > Social life and customs.
Jews > Religious life > Yemen (Republic)
Jews, Yemeni > Israel > History > 20th century.
Jews, Yemeni > Israel > Social life and customs.
Yemen (Republic) > Ethnic relations.

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Call Number: DS135.Y4 K468 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Jewish Enlightenment and the Kabbala Dispute
  • 3 Jewish Immigration to East Africa
  • 4 Jewish Immigration to Palestine
  • 5 Challenging the Zionist Enterprise and Ethos
  • 6 Family Values in Transition: Inheritance, Polygamy
  • 7 Traditional Education and Secular Studies
  • 8 Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.