by hadassah | Jul 21, 2008 | Introduction to Jews in the Early Modern Period
In Muslim lands Jews along with Christians were considered dhimmi, or “people of the pact.” The dhimmi status was based on a few Qur’anic statements, from Sura 9-29- “Fight against those to whom the Scriptures were given and who believe not in God nor in...
by hadassah | Apr 3, 2008 | Early Modern Period, Introduction to Jews in the Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period Edited by Prof. Magda Teter and Prof. Miriam Bodian Images provided by The Jewish Theological Seminary Introduction to Jews in the Early Modern Period Jewish Population-Overview Cultural Trends...
by hadassah | Feb 17, 2008 | Early Modern Period, Introduction to Jews in the Early Modern Period
The early modern period (approximately 1450s-1750s) was a period of both transformation and continuity, characterized by the religious upheavals wrought by the Reformation, the invention and spread of printing, the growing power of the centralized state, new...
