ISBN:
9789004547421
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XII, 227 Seiten)
Year of publication:
2023
Series Statement:
Studies in Jewish history and culture volume 75
Series Statement:
Officina philosophica Hebraica
Series Statement:
Studies in Jewish history and culture
Uniform Title:
Takkanot Kandiyah$da collection of legislative statutes as a source for the assessment of laymen's legal authority in a Jewish community in Venetian Crete
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Borýsek, Martin Jewish Communal Autonomy and Institutional Memory in Venetian Crete
Dissertation note:
Dissertation University of Cambridge 2016
Keywords:
Taḳanot Ḳandiʼah
;
Jews Sources History
;
Mishpat Ivri Sources History
;
Legislation (Jewish law) Sources History
;
Jews Charities
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Moral and ethical aspects
;
Social service Moral and ethical aspects
;
Social workers Professional ethics
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HISTORY / Social History
;
Judaism: life & practice
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Judaism: sacred texts
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Judentum: Heilige Texte und geheiligte Schriften
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Judentum: Leben und Praxis
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LAW / Legal History
;
Legal history
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RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice
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RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud
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Rechtsgeschichte
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Social & cultural history
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Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
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Crete (Greece) Sources History Venetian rule, 1204-1559
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Hochschulschrift
;
Kreta
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Halacha
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Geschichte 1228-1583
Abstract:
"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"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Takkanot Kandiyah - an overview -- Language and style -- Takkanot Kandiyah and Takkanot ha-Kahal -- Takkanot Kandiyah and its authors -- The Candia of Takkanot Kandiyah -- Takkanot Kandiyah and the realm of sanctity -- Takkanot Kandiyah as a corpus of civil legislation -- Legislating Jewish Candia - Takkanot Kandiyah and the administration of the Jewish community -- The Takkanot of Jewish Candia as a guardian of the community's ethos -- Conclusion : cultivating authority and protecting continuity of in the Jewish communal existence in venetian Candia.
Note:
Based on author's thesis (Doctoral - University of Cambridge, 2016) issued under title: Takkanot Kandiyah : a collection of legislative statutes as a source for the assessment of laymen's legal authority in a Jewish community in Venetian Crete
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Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004547421
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