Jessica M Marglin
Author
Language
English
Description
"Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, History Category" "Winner of the James Willard Hurst Book Prize, Law & Society Association" "Winner of the Mediterranean Seminar Best Book Prize" "Co-Winner – Albert Hourani Book Award, Middle East Studies Association" "Winner of the Albert Hourani Book Award, Middle East Studies Association"
Jessica M. Marglin is associate professor of religion, history, and law and the Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A selection of essays examining the significance of what Jewish history and Mediterranean studies contribute to our knowledge of the other.
Jews and the Mediterranean considers the historical potency and uniqueness of what happens when Sephardi, Mizrahi, and Ashkenazi Jews meet in the Mediterranean region. By focusing on the specificity of the Jewish experience, the essays gathered in this volume emphasize human agency and culture over the length...