Exiles in Sepharad

The Jewish Millennium in Spain

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

The dramatic one-thousand-year history of Jews in Spain comes to life in Exiles in Sepharad. Jeffrey Gorsky vividly relates this colorful period of Jewish history, from the era when Jewish culture was at its height in Muslim Spain to the horrors of the Inquisition and the Expulsion.Twenty percent of Jews today are descended from Sephardic Jews, who created significant works in religion, literature, science, and philosophy. They flourished under both Muslim and Christian rule, enjoying prosperity and power unsurpassed in Europe. Their cultural contributions include important poets; the great Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides; and Moses de Leon, author of the Zohar, the core text of the Kabbalah.But these Jews also endured considerable hardship. Fundamentalist Islamic tribes drove them from Muslim to Christian Spain. In 1391 thousands were killed and more than a third were forced to convert by anti-Jewish rioters. A century later the Spanish Inquisition began, accusing thousands of these converts of heresy. By the end of the fifteenth century Jews had been expelled from Spain and forcibly converted in Portugal and Navarre. After almost a millennium of harmonious existence, what had been the most populous and prosperous Jewish community in Europe ceased to exist on the Iberian Peninsula.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-06-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:596 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:Jewish Publication Society
ISBN:9780827612518

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Jeffrey Gorsky is a lawyer and diplomat at the U.S. Department of State. He is a nationally recognized expert in immigration law, a former U.S. vice-consul in Bilbao, Spain, and a former Iberian intelligence analyst.

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"[Exiles in Sepharad is] a nuanced work that acknowledges both the heights and depths of the Jewish experience in Spain, where Jews enjoyed a level of prosperity, acclaim and power not matched anywhere else in Europe."-Sheldon Kirshner, Times of Israel "A personal and accessible narrative that tells a remarkable story yet is grounded in solid scholarship."—Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, Sephardic Educational Center"With a broad scope that will appeal to a wide readership, this work will be useful as a comprehensive resource on the history of the Spanish Jews."—Gregory B. Kaplan, author of Marginal Voices: Studies in Converso Literature of Medieval and Golden Age Spain "A lucid, readable summary . . . that brings the key personalities to life and explores the intricate relationship between religious hatred, politics, and economics."—Rabbi Hayyim Angel, National Scholar at the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals and professor of Bible at Yeshiva University

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsChronologyIntroduction: The Jewish Millennium in SpainPart 1. La Convivencia1. A Marriage of Convenience2. The Visigoth Persecution of the Jews3. Muslim Rule4. Jews of Muslim Spain5. Judah Halevi and The Kuzari6. A Golden Age of Poetry7. The End of the Caliphate8. Maimonides9. Christian Rule10. Jews in Castile and Aragon11. Book of Splendorand Kabbalah MysticismPart 2. The End of Tolerance12. Toward 139113. Seeds of Destruction14. The Conversion of the Jews15. The Church Campaign against the Jews, PostconversionPart 3. The Age of the Converts16. New Christians17. Converts and Castile18. Anti- and Pro-Converso WritingsPart 4. The Spanish Inquisition19. The Catholic Monarchy20. Origins of the Inquisition21. The Inquisition22. Arrest, Trial, and Punishment23. Inquisition ExpansionPart 5. The Last Iberian Jews24. Spain and Expulsion25. The Last Jews of IberiaPart 6. After Expulsion26. Purity of Blood27. Jewish Blood, Black Blood28. Conversos and the Beginnings of the Modern Novel29. Coming to AmericaConclusion: The Millennium in Spain, and AfterNotesBibliographyIndex