Ottoman Jewry : leadership, charity, and literacy / by Yaron Ayalon.
| Author/creator | Ayalon, Yaron, 1977- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Christians and Jews in Muslim societies, 2212-5523 Christians and Jews in Muslim societies. ^A1278543 |
| Contents | Ottoman Jewry, Origins and Growth -- Ottoman Jewry, Opportunities and Crises -- Communal Leadership, Rabbis, and Others -- Poor Relief and Communal Authority -- Education, Reading, and Rabbinical Authority. |
| Abstract | This book is a history of Ottoman Jews that challenges prevailing assumptions about Jews' arrival in the empire, their relations with Muslims, and the role of religious and lay leaders. The book argues that rabbis played a less prominent role as communal and spiritual leaders than we have thought; and that the religious community was one of several frameworks within which Ottoman Jews operated. A focus on charitable and educational communal practices shows that with time Jews preferred to avoid the scrutiny of rabbis and the community, leading to private initiatives that undermined rabbinical and lay authority"- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Ayalon, Yaron, 1977- Ottoman Jewry Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] 9789004711976 |
| LCCN | 2024046909 |
| ISBN | 9789004711969 |
| ISBN | 9004711961 |
| ISBN | ebook |
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