The Martyrdom of a Moroccan Jewish Saint Tapa dura - 2011

Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2011. cloth, hard cover, illustrated boards., minute wear at top of spine. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. tight binding.; volume 44 in brill's series in jewish studies english text.; ix-239pp., two b/w illustrations. examine's the life and death of sol hatchuel, a 19th century moroccan jewish girl and the historical record.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leiden: Brill, 2011. First edition. Octavo. viii, (2), 239, (1)pp. Index and 13 page bibliography. Decorative brown boards, lettered in white, with purple headband. Illustrated with 2 photos. Miniature scrape near foot of spine is noted, but this is still a fine, as new copy. The martyrdom in 1834 of Sol Hatchuel, a Jewish girl from Tangier, traumatized the Jewish community and inspired a literary response in Morocco and beyond. This study focuses on works written in the first century after her death in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Spanish, Spanish and French that tell her story and interpret its meaning. The author places both the event and the texts that narrate it in their historical context and show how its significance changed in each language and literary setting. The texts, prose and poetic laments by North African rabbis and a romantic feuilleton from the Judeo-Spanish press, and their historical settings reveal the complex relations between Jews and Muslims in North Africa and the Ottoman… Leer más