Law's dominion: Jewish community, religion, and family in early modern Metz
Jewish History through a Legal Lens -- The Foundations of the Metz Kehillah -- Communal Autonomy and Governance -- Lay and Rabbinic Judicial Authority -- Navigating the Challenges of Multiple Jurisdictions -- Guardianship and Inheritance -- Women, Marriage, and Property.
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| Hōputu: | Print Pukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| I whakaputaina: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Studies in Jewish history and culture (volume 60)
Year: 2020 |
| Ngā arotake: | [Rezension von: Berkovitz, Jay R., 1951-, Law's dominion] (2022) (Schechter, Ronald B.)
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| Rangatū: | Studies in Jewish history and culture
volume 60 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Metz
/ Juden
/ Jüdische Gemeinde
/ Jüdisches Recht
/ Geschichte 1800-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
Jews (France) (Metz)
Social life and customs
B Metz (France) Ethnic relations B Jews (France) (Metz) History 18th century B Rabbinical courts (France) (Metz) History 18th century B Jews Cultural assimilation (France) (Metz) |
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| Whakarāpopototanga: | Jewish History through a Legal Lens -- The Foundations of the Metz Kehillah -- Communal Autonomy and Governance -- Lay and Rabbinic Judicial Authority -- Navigating the Challenges of Multiple Jurisdictions -- Guardianship and Inheritance -- Women, Marriage, and Property. "In Law's Dominion, Jay Berkovitz offers a novel approach to the history of early modern Jewry. Set in the city of Metz, on the Moselle river, this study of a vibrant prerevolutionary community draws on a wide spectrum of legal sources that tell a story about community, religion, and family that has not been told before.Focusing on the community's leadership, public institutions, and judiciary, this study challenges the assumption that Jewish life was in a steady state of decline before the French Revolution. To the contrary, the evidence reveals a robust community that integrated religious values and civic consciousness, interacted with French society, and showed remarkable signs of collaboration between Jewish law and the French judicial system"-- |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | XV, 404 Seiten, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9004417397 |