|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
|
Buy Now
The Last Arab Jews - The Communities of Jerba, Tunisia (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R4,490
Discovery Miles 44 900
|
|
|
The Last Arab Jews - The Communities of Jerba, Tunisia (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: North Africa
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
The once numerous and vital Jewish communities of Morocco, Algeria
and Tunisia have disappeared, succumbing during the past century to
the assimilating temptations of French culture, or, more recently,
to the pressures of migration. Only the two communities of the
island of Jerba still remain. Only they have succeeded in
maintaining and reproducing their religious and social
institutions, in adjusting to the new realities around them while
preserving intact their cultural, communal identity. This
lavishly-illustrated book, first published in 1984, portrays the
life and history of two Jerban Jewish villages and explores the
paradoxes of their continuity. How and why are they so fully Jewish
while, at the same time, so thoroughly embedded in their Muslim,
North African environment? Although its focus is one small ethnic
group, the implications of this study extend to the broad subject
of relations between Arabs and Jews in modern times.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
