Jewish Communal Autonomy and Institutional Memory in Venetian Crete
a Study of Takkanot Kandiyah
Seiten
2023
Brill (Verlag)
9789004542792 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
9789004542792 (ISBN)
This in-depth study of Takkanot Kandiyah, a collection of Jewish communal legislation from medieval and early Venetian Crete, offers a unique opportunity to see the history of an important Mediterranean Jewish community from the perspective of its own members.
In the first book-length study of Takkanot Kandiyah, Martin Borýsek analyses this fascinating corpus of Hebrew texts written between 1228 –1583 by the leaders of the Jewish community in Candia, the capital of Venetian Crete. Collected in the 16th century by the Cretan Jewish historian Elijah Capsali, the communal byelaws offer a unique perspective on the history of a vibrant, culturally diverse Jewish community during three centuries of Venetian rule. As well as confronting practical problems such as deciding whether Christian wine can be made kosher by adding honey, or stopping irresponsible Jewish youths disturbing religious services by setting off fireworks in the synagogue, Takkanot Kandiyah presents valuable material for the study of communal autonomy and institutional memory in pre-modern Jewish society.
In the first book-length study of Takkanot Kandiyah, Martin Borýsek analyses this fascinating corpus of Hebrew texts written between 1228 –1583 by the leaders of the Jewish community in Candia, the capital of Venetian Crete. Collected in the 16th century by the Cretan Jewish historian Elijah Capsali, the communal byelaws offer a unique perspective on the history of a vibrant, culturally diverse Jewish community during three centuries of Venetian rule. As well as confronting practical problems such as deciding whether Christian wine can be made kosher by adding honey, or stopping irresponsible Jewish youths disturbing religious services by setting off fireworks in the synagogue, Takkanot Kandiyah presents valuable material for the study of communal autonomy and institutional memory in pre-modern Jewish society.
Martin Borýsek, Ph.D. (1983) is a postdoctoral researcher and Associate fellow at the Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany. He has published numerous articles on medieval and early modern Jewish cultural and intellectual history.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Jewish History and Culture ; 75 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| ISBN-13 | 9789004542792 / 9789004542792 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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