The Jews of Iran
Subtitle: chapters in their history and cultural heritage
By: David Yeroushalmi
Series: Bibliotheca Iranica : Judeo-Iranian and Jewish studies series -- no. 4; Judeo-Iranian and Jewish studies series -- no. 4.
Publisher: Mazda Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781568593081
Subjects: Civilization; Jews; History
Description: "The present work provides a historical overview of Jews living on Iranian soil and offers studies dealing with specific facets of their centuries old cultural heritage. Divided into two separate but closely related parts, the book consists of eight chapters. Part one, History and Community, includes four chapters that throw light on the history of Iran's Jewish minority from the 8th-century BCE through the 20th century. The second part, Cultural Heritage, investigates some specific features of Jewish culture and tradition in Iran. These include Judeo-Persian literature and poetry, a typical Judeo-Persian treatment of a Jewish canonical text, and the character of Jewish education in pre-modern Iran"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and community; title: Jews on Iranian soil : from the 8th century B.C.E. through the Mongol period in the 13th-14th centuries C.E.; title: Iranian Jews in the course of the 16th-20th centuries : history and community; title: The Jewish communities of Iran in the late 19th and early 20th century; title: Iranian Jews in Palestine-Israel : history and communal aspects; title: Cultural heritage; title: Judeo-Persian literature; title: The 15th-16th -century poet 'Emrani; title: The Mishnah in Judeo-Persian literature : the case of the tractate abot (Massekhet Avot); title: Jewish education in pre-modern Iran according to contemporary sources.