Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Jewish Subjects and Their Tribal Chieftains in Kurdistan: A Study in Survival

Jewish Subjects and Their Tribal Chieftains in Kurdistan: A Study in Survival

Zaken, Mordechai

Paperback

JudaismGeneral Asian HistoryGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 9004161902
ISBN13: 9789004161900
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 15 2007
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.89
Height: 1.13 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.65
Language: English
Based on new oral sources, carefully analyzed, this book explores the relationships between Jewish subjects and their tribal chieftains in Kurdistan, focusing on the patronage and justice provided by the chieftains and the financial support provided by the Jews to endure troubles and caprices of chieftains. New reports and vivid tales unveil the status of Jews in the tribal setting; the slavery of rural Jews; the conversion to Islam and the defense mechanisms adopted by Jewish leaders to annul conversion of abducted women. Other topics are the trade and occupations of the Jews and their financial exploitation by chieftains. The last part explores the experience of Jewish communities in Iraqi Kurdistan between World War I and the mass-migration to Israel (1951-52).

Also in

Judaism

View All