Cultural, Social, and Political Perceptions in the Folktales of Libyan Jews

Life in a Tale

Rachel Simon (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

124 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0968-5 (ISBN)

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This study of the folktales of Libyan Jews examines their views regarding a wide range of social and cultural issues, some of which could not be expressed openly due to social and cultural inhibitions as well as the fear of the reaction of the surrounding Muslim majority. The study examines relationships between couples (how they got married and relations between the spouses), within the family (between parents and children and among siblings), the position of women, and attitudes towards the "Other" (mainly Muslims, as well as Christians, Jews from other locations, and non-humans).

Rachel Simon is a social and cultural historian of the Jews in the modern Middle East and North Africa, with special reference to Libya, women, youth, education, Zionism, publishing, and journalism. Her publications include Libya Between Ottomanism and Nationalism: The Ottoman Involvement in Libya During the War with Italy (1911-1919) (Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag, 1987) and Change Within Tradition Among Jewish Women in Libya (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992), as well as numerous journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopaedia entries. Her research was conducted in archives and libraries in Israel, Italy, Turkey, England, Germany, and the USA. She has a PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-0364-0968-6 / 1036409686
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-0968-5 / 9781036409685
Zustand	Neuware