New Horizons in Sephardic Studies (SUNY series in Anthropology and Judaic Studies)

This book contains the most recent research in the intrinsically interdisciplinary field of Sephardic Studies. It provides new insights into Sephardic history, culture, folklore, languages, music, and literature from both new and established international scholars.-- Publisher's website Sephardic Settlement In Ferrara Under The House Of Este / Pier Cesare Ioly Zorattini -- The Università Degli Hebrei And The Nationi Of The Venice Ghetto (1516-1630) / Jacqueline Genot-bismuth -- On The Concept Of Beauty In The Philosophy Of Yehuda Abrabanel / Ze'ev Levy -- The Conventionalization Of Social Bonds And The Strategies Of Jewish Society In The Thirteenth Century / Schmuel Trigano -- The Jewish Quarter And The Moroccan City / Daniel Schroeter -- Literature As A Source For The History Of Libyan Jewry During The Ottoman Period / Rachel Simon -- A Maskil In Aleppo / Zvi Zohar -- The Periodization Of The History Of The New Christians And Crypto-jews In Spanish America / Eva Alexandra Uchmany -- Cryptojews In Rio De La Plata In The Seventeenth Century / Mathilde Gini De Barnatán Camilo Castelo Branco And The Portuguese Inquisition / Helen A. Shepard -- The Inquisition And The Jew In Latin American Drama / Sandra Messinger Cypess -- Anthroponyms In The Collection Of Moroccan Sephardic Ballads / Paloma Díaz-mas -- Plázeme De Tus Enojos / Carlos Mota -- Maimonides, Al-andalus, And The Influence Of The Spanish-arabic Dialect On His Language / Joshua Blau -- Uncovering The Origins Of The Judeo-ibero-romance Languages / Paul Wexler -- Problems Of Transcribing Sephardic Texts Into The Roman Alphabet / George K. Zucker -- Memories Of Jewish Life / Steve Siporin -- Misogyny Or Philogyny / Reginetta Haboucha -- Customs Of Pregnancy And Childbirth Among Sephardic And Oriental Jews / Isaachar Ben-ami -- A Conversation In Proverbs / Isaac Jack Lévy And Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt -- Expressive Modes In The Judeo-spanish Wedding Song / Oro Anahory-librowicz -- The Music Of The Songs / Judith R. Cohen. Edited By Yedida K. Stillman And George K. Zucker. Includes Bibliographical References.