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The Jews of Early Modern Venice
Robert C. Davis (Ed.)
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Description for The Jews of Early Modern Venice
Hardback. The constraints of the ghetto and the concomitant interaction of various Jewish traditions produced a remarkable cultural flowering. Editor(s): Davis, Robert C.; Ravid, Professor Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
In this authoritative volume, specialists from many fields of Jewish studies provide an introduction to the history of the ghetto of Venice and up-to-date scholarship on the subject from the perspectives of various disciplines-including political, economic, women's, institutional, social and cultural history, religious studies, and musicology. While the book's coverage extends throughout Venetian history and to the broader contexts of Italy, the main focus is the period when Jewish life in the city was at its most vigorous-from the early sixteenth to early eighteenth centuries, a period which saw the creation of both the cultural heritage and the physical architecture ... Read more
In this authoritative volume, specialists from many fields of Jewish studies provide an introduction to the history of the ghetto of Venice and up-to-date scholarship on the subject from the perspectives of various disciplines-including political, economic, women's, institutional, social and cultural history, religious studies, and musicology. While the book's coverage extends throughout Venetian history and to the broader contexts of Italy, the main focus is the period when Jewish life in the city was at its most vigorous-from the early sixteenth to early eighteenth centuries, a period which saw the creation of both the cultural heritage and the physical architecture ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801865121
SKU
V9780801865121
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About Robert C. Davis (Ed.)
Robert C. Davis is an associate professor of Italian history at the Ohio State University. His publications include Shipbuilders of the Venetian Arsenal, The War of the Fists, and (coedited with Judith Brown) Gender and Society in Renaissance Italy. Benjamin Ravid is Jennie and Mayer Weisman Professor of Jewish History at Brandeis University. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for The Jews of Early Modern Venice
[ The Jews of Early Modern Venice] is a particularly good study of how a minority group can fit into a general culture, yet retain its identity and develop new forms of culture.
Donald B. Epstein History: Reviews of News Books The Jews of Early Modern Venice is a rich anthology of essays on ethinicity and identity, commerce and ... Read more
Donald B. Epstein History: Reviews of News Books The Jews of Early Modern Venice is a rich anthology of essays on ethinicity and identity, commerce and ... Read more