The Jewish community of early modern Venice was perhaps the leading Jewish community of its time. It emerged as a response to the desire of the Venetian government to make credit readily available and, toward the end of the 16th century, it greatly expanded as Venice, faced with a serious decline in its international maritime trade, adopted a policy of attracting Iberian New Christian merchants. Yet Jews were still treated as the Other and subjected to restrictions and discriminatory measures, including confinement to a segregated enclosed quarter; the 'ghetto'. Despite this, the interplay between economically motivated raison d'état and traditional religious hostility resulted in a delicate balance which enabled the Jewish community of Venice to assume a real leadership role in the world of the Iberian Jewish Diaspora. Based extensively on previously unconsulted documents, these articles deal with central issues in the experience of the Jews of Venice, and so of Diaspora Jewish history in general: the Jewish quarter, maritime trade and urban moneylending, the Jewish distinguishing head-covering, relations with church and state, the forced baptism of Jewish minors, the converso problem, and anti-Judaism.
| ISBN: | 9781138375499 |
| Publication date: | 27th September 2018 |
| Author: | Benjamin Ravid |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 401 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies |
| Genres: |
Religion: general Literature: history and criticism Language teaching and learning Language: reference and general History and Archaeology Social groups: religious groups and communities European history Social and cultural history Economic history |
The Jewish community of early modern Venice was perhaps the leading Jewish community of its time. It emerged as a response to the desire of the Venetian government to make credit readily available and, toward the end of the 16th century, it greatly expanded as Venice, faced with a serious decline in its international maritime trade, adopted a policy of attracting Iberian New Christian merchants. Yet Jews were still treated as the Other and subjected to restrictions and discriminatory measures, including confinement to a segregated enclosed quarter; the 'ghetto'. Despite this, the interplay between economically motivated raison d'état and traditional religious hostility resulted in a delicate balance which enabled the Jewish community of Venice to assume a real leadership role in the world of the Iberian Jewish Diaspora. Based extensively on previously unconsulted documents, these articles deal with central issues in the experience of the Jews of Venice, and so of Diaspora Jewish history in general: the Jewish quarter, maritime trade and urban moneylending, the Jewish distinguishing head-covering, relations with church and state, the forced baptism of Jewish minors, the converso problem, and anti-Judaism.
Studies on the Jews of Venice, 1382–1797 features in the following genres: Religion: general, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching and learning, Language: reference and general, History and Archaeology, Social groups: religious groups and communities, European history, Social and cultural history, Economic history
Studies on the Jews of Venice, 1382–1797 is available in Paperback, Hardback
Studies on the Jews of Venice, 1382–1797 was written by Benjamin Ravid and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Studies on the Jews of Venice, 1382–1797 has 401 pages
Yes it is part of Variorum Collected Studies series