Jewish Communal Autonomy and Institutional Memory in Venetian Crete: a Study of Takkanot Kandiyah: 75 - Rilegato

Boręsek, Martin

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ISBN 10: 9004542795 ISBN 13: 9789004542792

Casa editrice: Brill, 2023

Riassunto

In the first book-length study of Takkanot Kandiyah, Martin Boręsek analyses this fascinating corpus of Hebrew texts written between 1228 –1583 by the leaders of the Jewish community in Candia, the capital of Venetian Crete. Collected in the 16th century by the Cretan Jewish historian Elijah Capsali, the communal byelaws offer a unique perspective on the history of a vibrant, culturally diverse Jewish community during three centuries of Venetian rule. As well as confronting practical problems such as deciding whether Christian wine can be made kosher by adding honey, or stopping irresponsible Jewish youths disturbing religious services by setting off fireworks in the synagogue, Takkanot Kandiyah presents valuable material for the study of communal autonomy and institutional memory in pre-modern Jewish society.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Martin Borę?sek, Ph.D. (1983) is a postdoctoral researcher and Associate fellow at the Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany. He has published numerous articles on medieval and early modern Jewish cultural and intellectual history.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Brill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9004542795
• ISBN 13: 9789004542792
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240
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