The Jews of Byzantium (1204-1453) / Steven B. Bowman ; foreword by Zvi Ankori.

By:

Bowman, Steven B [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Judaic studies seriesPublication details: Jackosonville : Bloc Publishing, c1985.Description: xviii, 380 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0819707031

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

949.5004924

Summary: "Bowman presents the sources with a critical historical introduction for the rediscovery of Balkan and Aegean Jewry from the Fourth Crusade to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. The book traces the fortunes of Greek Jews, their contact with co-religionists from Spain, Italy, and the Crimea, and their interaction with the variegated local populations and endemic conquerors of the region from the beginning of the 13th century to the 16th with special chapters on intellectual life, rabbinic interests, mysticism, Greek culture and the social and economic dimension." -- Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	949.5004924 BOW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010707

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Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 347-370.

"Bowman presents the sources with a critical historical introduction for the rediscovery of Balkan and Aegean Jewry from the Fourth Crusade to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. The book traces the fortunes of Greek Jews, their contact with co-religionists from Spain, Italy, and the Crimea, and their interaction with the variegated local populations and endemic conquerors of the region from the beginning of the 13th century to the 16th with special chapters on intellectual life, rabbinic interests, mysticism, Greek culture and the social and economic dimension." -- Publisher's description.