By Dean Phillip Bell
Jews within the Early smooth World argues that the years among 1400 and 1700 represented a discrete, cohesive and demanding interval in Jewish historical past. Given the numerous demographic shifts that begun previous to and ended simply after this era, extraordinary alterations happened within the background and reports of Jews all over the world. This quantity starts with a wide context of Jewish reports less than medieval Christianity and Islam. It then turns to the early smooth interval, first offering an summary of Jewish demography and payment. subsequent, the character and constitution of Jewish neighborhood and social buildings within the early sleek interval are explored. within the ultimate chapters, this ebook offers a vast evaluate of Jewish spiritual and cultural lifestyles and Jewish family with non-Jews during the early smooth interval.
Jews within the Early sleek World will function an invaluable source for quite a lot of classes in medieval and early glossy historical past, Jewish heritage and global heritage. It encompasses a bibliography of English-language works pointed out, a wealth of feedback for extra analyzing, a word list of phrases, a timeline of key occasions, and various maps and images.
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