Ladino rabbinic literature and Ottoman Sephardic culture - Lehmann, Matthias B., 1970-; ebrary, Inc. (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2005)
Historical background -- Print and the vernacular : the emergence of Ladino reading culture -- The translation and reception of musar -- "Pasar la hora" or "meldar"? forms of sociability -- The construction of the social order -- Three social types : the wealthy, the poor, the learned -- The representation of gender -- Understanding exile, setting boundaries -- The impossible homecoming -- Reincarnation and the discovery of history -- Scientific and rabbinic knowledge and the notion of change.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Sephardim -- Middle East -- Intellectual life -- 19th century; Rabbinical literature -- Middle East -- History and criticism; Ladino literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Ladino literature -- Middle East -- History and criticism; Ethics in rabbinical literature; Sephardim -- Middle East -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Electronic books