Abstract
The Jews of Tripoli trace the fonnation of their community in modem times to the sixteenth century. Systematic information on communal organization is available from the late eighteenth century onward. In this essay, Harvey Goldberg, Professor of Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, outlines the traditional communal structure, and analyzes changes within the community resulting from the Ottoman refonns over the course of the nineteenth century. Communal organization reflected local traditions as well as influences from Jerba to the west and Eretz Israel to the east. Within the framework of time-honored nonns and external changes, individuals and groups sought to shape communal life in accordance with their interests.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Jews among Muslims |
Subtitle of host publication | Communities in the Precolonial Middle East |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 144-158 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781349248636 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780333626559 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Jan 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Shlomo Deshen and Walter P. Zenner 1996. All rights reserved.