The Jews of Yemen: Studies in Their History and Culture

The Jews of Yemen: Studies in Their History and Culture
ISBN-10
9004112650
ISBN-13
9789004112650
Category
History
Pages
326
Language
English
Published
1999-01-01
Publisher
BRILL
Author
Joseph Tobi

Description

This volume deals with one of the most peculiar Jewish communities in the Diaspora, the Jews of Yemen. Their history began a long time before the advent in 622 AD of Islam. This book contains 16 studies, encompassing various aspects of Jewish existence in Yemen as a dhimmi (protected) religious minority under Islam: history, social and cultural relations with the Muslim environment, culture, literature and language, Yemenite Jewish traditions are highly esteemed in the modern spiritual and artistic life of the Jewish people both in the State of Israel and in the Diaspora.

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