Author | : Minna Rozen |
File Size | : 44,6 Mb |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 15 October 2010 |
ISBN | : 9789004185890 |
Pages | : 445 pages |
A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul by Minna Rozen Book PDF Summary
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.