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The Mellah Society
Shlomo Deshan
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Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HRH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
The Mellah Society is a compact yet detailed and fascinating account of Jewish life in precolonial Morocco, based on the voluminous but rarely studied writings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Judeo-Moroccan sages. Shlomo Deshen, author of several books on North African Jewish immigrants to Israel, here turns his attention to the past. Taking as his focus the tension between individualism and communal authority-symbolized by the walls of the mellahs, the Jewish quarters-he applies to traditional Moroccan Jewish society questions of concern to sociologists everywhere regarding political organization, economic activity, religion, and the family. From such ... Read more
The Mellah Society is a compact yet detailed and fascinating account of Jewish life in precolonial Morocco, based on the voluminous but rarely studied writings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Judeo-Moroccan sages. Shlomo Deshen, author of several books on North African Jewish immigrants to Israel, here turns his attention to the past. Taking as his focus the tension between individualism and communal authority-symbolized by the walls of the mellahs, the Jewish quarters-he applies to traditional Moroccan Jewish society questions of concern to sociologists everywhere regarding political organization, economic activity, religion, and the family. From such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Series
Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226143408
SKU
V9780226143408
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About Shlomo Deshan
Shlomo Deshen is professor of social anthropology at Tel-Aviv University. His many books include Immigrant Voters in Israel and (with Moshe Shokeid) The Predicament of Homecoming: Cultural and Social Life of North African Immigrants in Israel and Distant Relations: Ethnicity and Politics among Arabs and North African Jews in Israel.
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