Between Scylla and Charybdis : the Jews in Sicily /

Between Scylla and Charybdis : the Jews in Sicily / / by Shlomo Simonsohn.

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The history of the Jews in Sicily covers a period of over a thousand years, from Antiquity to the Expulsion, based on some 40,000 archival records, most of them hitherto unpublished. It illustrates the political, legal, economic, social and religious vicissitudes of the Jewish minority and its relat...

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Superior document:Brill's series in Jewish studies, v. 43
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Simonsohn, Shlomo, 1923-
Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's series in Jewish studies ; v. 43.
Physical Description:1 online resource (794 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • From Rome to Spain
  • The First Millennium
  • Jewish Settlements (1)
  • From Roman Citizens to Servants of the Royal Treasury
  • The Jewish Community (1)
  • Scholars and Poets
  • Merchants, Artisans and Others
  • Between Scylla and Charybdis
  • The King’s Jews
  • Taxation and Imposts
  • Jewish Settlements (2)
  • Migrations to and from Sicily
  • Demography
  • The Jews and the Law
  • Slay them not Lest my People Forget
  • The Jewish Community (2)
  • Education and Culture
  • The Economy
  • The Individual and the Family
  • The Expulsion
  • Conclusion
  • Table 1: Rulers 1282y1492
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Persons
  • Geographical Index
  • Subject Index
  • PLATES SECTION.

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