Sixteenth-century Judeo-Spanish testimonies
Subtitle: an edition of eighty-four testimonies from the Sephardic responsa in the Ottoman Empire
By: by Annette Benaim
Series: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval -- v. 52
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng; lad; heb
Number of pages: 539
ISBN-13: 9789004210172
Subjects: Jews; Ladino language; Responsa; Intellectual life; History; Ladino literature
Description: "This book consists of a previously unidentified corpus of literature that contains an edition of eighty-four testimonies of the sixteenth-century responsa. An overview of the responsa literature in the relevant context and aspects of Ottoman Jewish life are discussed. The author describes the merit of the Judeo-Spanish testimonies in terms of the insight they offer into the society, economy, religion and responsa literature of sixteenth-century Ottoman Jewry. The study of these texts from a linguistic perspective constitutes the main aim of the book yet the result is a valuable and intriguing source of texts that should generate further study in fields of linguistics, Sephardic Studies, Hispanic Studies, and Jewish Studies whether cultural, historical or legal"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.