Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Networks of Jewish life in Venetian Crete -- The Jewish community of Candia -- Jewish-Christian relations, inside and outside the Jewish quarter -- Colonial justice and Jewish-Christian encounter -- Jewish choice and the secular courtroom -- Marriage on trial -- Inviting the state into the Kahal -- Conclusion : Crete's Jewish Renaissance men in context.
Summary:
When Venice conquered Crete in the early thirteenth century, a significant population of Jews lived in the capital and main port city of Candia. This community grew, diversified, and flourished both culturally and economically throughout the period of Venetian rule, and although it adhered to traditional Jewish ways of life, the community also readily engaged with the broader population and the island's Venetian colonial government.
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