Economic Life of the Jews in the Balkans and Anatolia 1453-1600
Series: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization;
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Product details:
- Publisher The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
- Date of Publication 1 September 1992
- ISBN 9780197100615
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages368 pages
- Size 216x138 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations glossary, bibliography, index 0
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Short description:
An account of Jewish economic social life in the Ottoman environment. The author details the part played by Jews in the economic expansion and prosperity of the Ottoman Empire, drawing on contemporary travel literature, Rabbinic responsa and Turkish archives.
MoreLong description:
This is an account of Jewish economic social life from the time of the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to 1600. During this time the Ottoman Jewry became one of the two leading groups of communities (with Poland-Lithuania) in the Jewish world. Jewish exiles from Spain and Portugal went there and were welcomed by the Ottoman authorities who were generally favourable to Jewish economic enterprise. Salonika and Constantinople became the largest communities of the age. The Ottoman Empire reached a peak of economic expansion in the mid 16th century and the author discusses the role played by the Jews in the Ottoman economy as administrators, merchants, craftsmen, physicians and printers, with those of Spanish and Portuguese origin being able to display skills and expertise developed in the Peninsula in new fields. He also gives an account of the legal and organizational structures of trade and commerce, commodities of merchandise, trade routes, markets and business centre. Dr Bashan has drawn on a variety of sources including contemporary travel literature, Rabbinic responsa and Turkish archives.
MoreTable of Contents:
- Political and economic background; the community and its involvement in economic life; the guilds; crafts; physicians; printing; commerce; public administration and service; finance; the political and economic crisis in the last third of the sixteenth century. Appendices: the Ottoman Sultans until the beginning of the seventeenth century; Ottoman and European coins used in the Ottoman Empire - fifteenth to sixteenth centuries; lifespan of sages and personalities; a list of Jewish communities in the Balkans, the islands and Anatolia (with alternative forms of name) 1453-1600; number of Jewish families, singles and souls in medium-sized and small communities (according to number of families); number of Jewish families in relation to Christians and Muslims; Jewish congregations in Constantinople and number of families according to size; Jewish congregations in Salonika and Adrianople and number of families and souls.
