Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society: Suriname in the Atlantic World, 1651-1825

Aviva Ben-Ur

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2020

Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society

Suriname in the Atlantic World, 1651-1825

Aviva Ben-Ur

In the series The Early Modern Americas

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812297041

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Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society explores the political and social history of the Dutch colony of Suriname—a place where Jews, most of Iberian origin, established the largest Jewish agricultural community in the world and enjoyed various liberties, including the right to convert their slaves to Judaism.

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Aviva Ben-Ur is Professor of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is author of Sephardic Jews in America: A Diasporic History.

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"In Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society, Aviva Ben-Ur contributes an important study to the history of creolization by centering the Jewish community in Suriname. She explores the role of the community in an emblematic Caribbean slave colony and narrates the understudied history of a society that was created by the entanglement of African and Jewish cultures."—Karwan Fatah-Black, Leiden University

"Aviva Ben-Ur provides a fascinating glimpse into a Dutch Atlantic world that most of us know little about and a portrait of Jewish life in a slave society that is not only important but also at odds with what we usually understand."—Trevor Burnard, University of Hull

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
INTRODUCTION. Jews, Slavery, and Suriname in the Atlantic World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 1. A Jewish Village in a Slave Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
CHAPTER 2. The Paradox of Privilege Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
CHAPTER 3. From Immigrants to Rooted Migrants Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
CHAPTER 4. The Emergence of Eurafrican Jews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
CHAPTER 5. The Quest for Eurafrican Jewish Equality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
CHAPTER 6. Purim in the Public Eye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
CHAPTER 7. The Abolition of Communal Autonomy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
CONCLUSION. True Settlers in a Slave Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
APPENDIX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 392
Illustrations
- Other: 21 illus.
Keywords: American History; American Studies

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Published: June 5, 2020
ISBN: 9780812297041