After Expulsion: 1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry
Honorable Mention for the 2014 Jordan Schnitzer book award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History presented by the Association for Jewish Studies
On August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sail from Spain, the long and glorious history of that nation’s
Jewish community officially came to a close. The expulsion of Europe’s last major Jewish community ended more than a thousand years of unparalleled prosperity, cultural vitality and intellectual productivity. Yet, the crisis of 1492 also gave rise to a dynamic and resilient diaspora society spanning
East and West.
After Expulsion traces the various paths of migration and resettlement of Sephardic Jews and Conversos over the course of the tumultuous sixteenth century. Pivotally, the volume argues that the exiles did not become “Sephardic Jews”
overnight. Only in the second and third generation did these disparate groups coalesce and adopt a “Sephardic Jewish”
identity.
After Expulsion presents a new and fascinating portrait of
Jewish society in transition from the medieval to the early modern period, a portrait that challenges many longstanding assumptions about the differences between Europe and the
Middle East.
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On August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sail from Spain, the long and glorious history of that nation’s
Jewish community officially came to a close. The expulsion of Europe’s last major Jewish community ended more than a thousand years of unparalleled prosperity, cultural vitality and intellectual productivity. Yet, the crisis of 1492 also gave rise to a dynamic and resilient diaspora society spanning
East and West.
After Expulsion traces the various paths of migration and resettlement of Sephardic Jews and Conversos over the course of the tumultuous sixteenth century. Pivotally, the volume argues that the exiles did not become “Sephardic Jews”
overnight. Only in the second and third generation did these disparate groups coalesce and adopt a “Sephardic Jewish”
identity.
After Expulsion presents a new and fascinating portrait of
Jewish society in transition from the medieval to the early modern period, a portrait that challenges many longstanding assumptions about the differences between Europe and the
Middle East.
After Expulsion: 1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry
Honorable Mention for the 2014 Jordan Schnitzer book award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History presented by the Association for Jewish Studies
On August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sail from Spain, the long and glorious history of that nation’s
Jewish community officially came to a close. The expulsion of Europe’s last major Jewish community ended more than a thousand years of unparalleled prosperity, cultural vitality and intellectual productivity. Yet, the crisis of 1492 also gave rise to a dynamic and resilient diaspora society spanning
East and West.
After Expulsion traces the various paths of migration and resettlement of Sephardic Jews and Conversos over the course of the tumultuous sixteenth century. Pivotally, the volume argues that the exiles did not become “Sephardic Jews”
overnight. Only in the second and third generation did these disparate groups coalesce and adopt a “Sephardic Jewish”
identity.
After Expulsion presents a new and fascinating portrait of
Jewish society in transition from the medieval to the early modern period, a portrait that challenges many longstanding assumptions about the differences between Europe and the
Middle East.
On August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sail from Spain, the long and glorious history of that nation’s
Jewish community officially came to a close. The expulsion of Europe’s last major Jewish community ended more than a thousand years of unparalleled prosperity, cultural vitality and intellectual productivity. Yet, the crisis of 1492 also gave rise to a dynamic and resilient diaspora society spanning
East and West.
After Expulsion traces the various paths of migration and resettlement of Sephardic Jews and Conversos over the course of the tumultuous sixteenth century. Pivotally, the volume argues that the exiles did not become “Sephardic Jews”
overnight. Only in the second and third generation did these disparate groups coalesce and adopt a “Sephardic Jewish”
identity.
After Expulsion presents a new and fascinating portrait of
Jewish society in transition from the medieval to the early modern period, a portrait that challenges many longstanding assumptions about the differences between Europe and the
Middle East.
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ISBN-13: | 9780814729113 |
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Publisher: | New York University Press |
Publication date: | 01/07/2013 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 911,801 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
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