Jewish Subjects and Their Tribal Chieftains in Kurdistan

A Study in Survival

AvMordechai Zaken

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Based on new oral sources, carefully analyzed, this book explores the relationships between Jewish subjects and their tribal chieftains in Kurdistan, focusing on the patronage and justice provided by the chieftains and the financial support provided by the Jews to endure troubles and caprices of chieftains. New reports and vivid tales unveil the status of Jews in the tribal setting; the slavery of rural Jews; the conversion to Islam and the defense mechanisms adopted by Jewish leaders to annul conversion of abducted women. Other topics are the trade and occupations of the Jews and their financial exploitation by chieftains. The last part explores the experience of Jewish communities in Iraqi Kurdistan between World War I and the mass-migration to Israel (1951-52).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-15
Mått:170 x 245 x 29 mm
Vikt:862 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Jewish Identities in a Changing World
Antal sidor:376
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004161900

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Mer om författaren

Mordechai Zaken, Ph.D. (2004) in Near Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializes in the history of the Kurds, the oriental Jewry, and the non-Muslim minorities in the region. He served as the Adviser on Arab Affairs to the Prime Minister of Israel (1997-99).

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSHistorical Setting The Land and the Peoples The Position of the Jews in the Previous Centuries PART I URBAN JEWS AND THEIR TRIBAL AGHASPreliminary Remarks on the Tribal Kurdish Society Chapter One ZakhoChapter Two AqraChapter Three DohukChapter Four Amadiya Chapter Five Sulaimaniya PART II RURAL JEWS AND THEIR TRIBAL AGHASChapter One The Experience of Rural Jews Chapter Two Guardianship and Justice by the Aghas PART III SOME ASPECTS OF DAILY AND PERSONAL LIFEChapter One The Safety of Jews in KurdistanChapter Two The Economic Position of the Jews Chapter Three Conversion of Jews to Islam in the Kurdish Society PART IV THE LAST GENERATION IN KURDISTAN: BETWEEN WWI AND THE IMMIGRATION TO ISRAELChapter One Jewish Experience during World War I: Conscription and Evasion Chapter Two The End of the War and the Years Following Concluding Remarks Glossary BibliographyNotes on the Informants Index