Norman Stillman has produced a comprehensive and articulate history of the turbulent and complex relationships in the Middle East that brilliantly captures the people and the history.
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"Stillman traverses a huge amount of ground, dispassionately and with impressive narrative and skill."—New York Times Book Review
(New York Times Book Review )"An admirable synthesis . . . the author demonstrates a scrupulous sense of balance and objectivity."—American Historical Review
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This review is from: Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book (Paperback)
Of all the great Jewish minds of the last millenium, few have paralled that of Moses Maimonides. Until the present generation of scholars, however, little research has been done to delve into the world of Sephardi and Eastern Jewry which gave rise to such a brilliant intellect.Professor Stillman has translated and presented precious resources from the Cairo Genizah, the most significant find in the history of Medieval Jewish History, to give modern scholars the clearest picture possible of Jewish life in medieval and early modern Arab society.
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Stillman gives a concise, yet thorough history of the Jews in Arab Lands. While he covers over eleven (11) century's of Jewish History, he touches on the important events and figures that shaped attitudes to the Jewish populations from Spain to Iran. The second half of the book is dedicated to the sources which he draws from to paint the picture of Jewish life throughout those lands.If you are looking for a general overview, I would recommend his work. While his writing is clear, at times the sources are not translated well enough for a fluid read.
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This is one of the most important books, for it is both history and documentary, of the Jews of Arab lands in modern times. The first hundred pages are a history of Jews in the Arab world. It begins in the 7th century with the conquests of Islam and then describes the ascendancy, decline and persecutions that followed. It tells of the Sephardim and also of the persecutions by the Almohads which destroyed, albeit temporarily, North African Jewry.The documentary history forms more then two thirds of the book and is what makes this a virtual museum to the history of these Jewish communities. It begins with the time of Mohammed and the first Jewish converts and persecutions of Jews in Arabia. Documetns show how Jiyza, the special discrimination tax that Jews were forced to pay for their `protection' to Muslim leaders. Other documents show how the Caliphs intervened in the appointment of Jewish leaders or arbitrated in disputes between karaites and Rabbinical Jews. One document from 1198 tells the story of the forced conversion of the Jews of Aden by the Muslim rulers. One document from Egypt deals with whether a Jewish female prostitute may donate money to buy a Torah scroll. The last documents are the most harrowing and deal with the coming of Europeans and Blood Libels in the late 19th century. An amazing source book and a must have for anyone interested in the true history of the Middle East, one that also deals with minorities like Jews who once were an important part of the fabric of that part of the world. Seth J.Frantzman
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Jews had been living in the Arabian Peninsula centuries before the birth of the Prophet of Islam. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dhimmi status, chez les arabes, most obedient humble servant, tribute bearers, pious foundation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Apostle of Allah-may Allah, New York, North Africa, Middle Ages, Mediterranean Society, Public Records Office, Middle East, The Best Years, Ottoman Empire, The First Encounter, Ottoman Documents, The Dawn of Modern Times, Medieval Jewish Traders, Cairo Geniza, Moroccan Jews, Don Joseph, Islamic Spain, Jews of Morocco, Khatt-i Sherif, Prophet Muhammad, Reinhart Dozy, Allah Exalted, Bernard Lewis, Eliyahu Ashtor, Khatt-i Humayun New!
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Jews had been living in the Arabian Peninsula centuries before the birth of the Prophet of Islam. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dhimmi status, chez les arabes, most obedient humble servant, tribute bearers, pious foundation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Apostle of Allah-may Allah, New York, North Africa, Middle Ages, Mediterranean Society, Public Records Office, Middle East, The Best Years, Ottoman Empire, The First Encounter, Ottoman Documents, The Dawn of Modern Times, Medieval Jewish Traders, Cairo Geniza, Moroccan Jews, Don Joseph, Islamic Spain, Jews of Morocco, Khatt-i Sherif, Prophet Muhammad, Reinhart Dozy, Allah Exalted, Bernard Lewis, Eliyahu Ashtor, Khatt-i Humayun New!
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- Social and Religious History of the Jews by Salo Wittmayer Baron on 9 pages
- The Jews of Moslem Spain, Volume 1 by Eliyahu Ashtor on 6 pages
- The Life of Muhammad by I. Ishaq on 4 pages
- A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr on 4 pages
- Religion in a Religious Age: Proceedings of Regional Conferences Held at The University of California, Los Angeles and Brandeis University in April 1973 by Alexander Altmann on 4 pages
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- Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry: From the Golden Age of Spain to Modern Times by Zion Zohar on page 54, page 281, and Back Matter
- Teaching Jewish History by Julia Phillips Berger on page 91, page 106, and page 111
- Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry: From the Golden Age of Spain to Modern Times by Zion Zohar on page 54, page 281, and Back Matter
- A Jewish Archive from Old Cairo: The History of Cambridge University's Genizah Collection (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East) by Stefan Reif on page 145, and page 176
- Israel and Ishmael: Studies in Muslim-Jewish Relations by Tudor Parfitt on page 10, and page 11
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