A history of the Jewish community in Istanbul : the formative years, 1453-1566 /

A history of the Jewish community in Istanbul : the formative years, 1453-1566 /

This volume presents the transformation of the Greek-speaking, Romaniot Jewish community of Byzantine Constantinople into an Ottoman, ethnically diversified immigrant community, showing the influence of the Ottoman conquest on cultural and social values. New and existing sources illuminate a society...

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Main Author: Rozen, Minna.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage 26.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223066.

Subjects:

Jews > Turkey > Istanbul > History > 16th century.
Jews > Turkey > Istanbul > History > 15th century.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Ethnic relations.

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Call Number: DS135.T8 R68 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Chapter One: The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople and the End of the Byzantine Community
  • Chapter Two: The Ottoman State and the Jews of Istanbul
  • Chapter Three: Immigration and the Making of a Community
  • Chapter Four: Demographics
  • Chapter Five: Geographical History of the Community
  • Chapter Six: Patterns of Organization
  • Chapter Seven: Inter-Ethnic Encounters
  • Chapter Eight: Patterns of Social Behavior: The Family
  • Chapter Nine: Social Stratification: Wealth and Poverty
  • Chapter Ten: Economic Life
  • Chapter Eleven: Elite Culture and Popular Culture
  • Chapter Twelve: Relations with Ottoman Society
  • Documents
  • Bibliography
  • Index.