ISBN:
9004101101
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 314 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Year of publication:
1994
Series Statement:
Brill's series in Jewish studies 12
Series Statement:
Brill's series in Jewish studies
DDC:
953.35
Keywords:
Geschichte 1839-1967
;
Geschichte 1937-1967
;
Joden
;
Juifs - Protectorat d'Arabie du Sud - Histoire
;
Geschichte
;
Juden
;
Jews History
;
Juden
;
Protectorat d'Arabie du Sud - Relations interethniques
;
Yemen, South Ethnic relations
;
Jemen
;
Aden
;
Aden
;
Juden
;
Geschichte 1937-1967
;
Aden
;
Juden
;
Geschichte 1839-1967
;
Jemen
;
Juden
;
Geschichte 1839-1967
Abstract:
This volume focuses on the Jewish community of the British Crown Colony Aden, a community which is mistakenly lumped with Yemenite Jewry. It provides a critical assessment of its history; salient dimensions of its sociopolitical, religious, socioeconomic, cultural and intellectual fabric; insights into the unique quintessential traits that determine the place of the Jewish community of Aden as a cultural and spiritual phenomenon within Yemenite and world Jewry. It also affords a glimpse into the relationship between Jews and Muslims in Aden. The book should be of special interest to a wide range of scholars, particularly in the following areas: the British Empire; the Middle East; Jews of Arabia; Jewish-Arab relations; Jewish historiography; Judeo-Arabic; theology; folklore; anthropology, and ethnography. The volume is based on a study of hundreds of yet unpublished legal texts and documentary material.
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