A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul: The Formative Years, 1453-1566

ISBN-13: 9789004185890 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 428 str.

Minna Rozen

Opis

This volume presents the transformation of the Greek-speaking Jewish community of Byzantine Constantinople into an Ottoman, ethnically diversified immigrant community. As the Ottomans influenced its cultural and social values, the community strived to preserve its boundaries with the surrounding society.