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Jews among Muslims

Communities in the Precolonial Middle East

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Shlomo Deshen

    1. Tel-Aviv University, Israel

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  2. Walter P. Zenner

    1. University of Albany, New York, USA

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  3. Morocco

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Patronage and Protection: The Status of Jews in Precolonial Morocco

      • Allan R. Meyers
      Pages 83-97

    3. Community Life in Nineteenth-Century Moroccan Jewry

      • Shlomo Deshen
      Pages 98-108

    4. Jewish Existence in a Berber Environment

      • Moshe Shokeid
      Pages 109-120

    5. Saddiq and Marabout in Morocco

      • Norman A. Stillman
      Pages 121-130

  4. Tunisia and Tripolitania

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Southern Tunisian Jewry in the Early Twentieth Century

      • Shlomo Deshen
      Pages 133-143

    3. Communal Organization of the Jews of Tripolitania during the Late Ottoman Period

      • Harvey E. Goldberg
      Pages 144-158
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Jews Among Muslims is a collection of analytical and graphic descriptions of Jewish communities in North Africa and the Middle East in the 19th and early 20th century, written by anthropologists and historians. The introductory chapters set Middle Eastern Jewry into comparative settings. Particular chapters are devoted to most of the major communities, such as Morocco, Yemen, Iraq, Iran. Among the specific topics treated are: community autonomy, religious life and leadership, women and family life, education, social etiquette.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tel-Aviv University, Israel

    Shlomo Deshen

  • University of Albany, New York, USA

    Walter P. Zenner

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