Jews and Blacks Early Modern World Jonathan Schorsch 2009 First Paperback For Sale

Please Refer to Photos for condition on items. Thank you for your support!Explore the complex and fascinating interactions between Jewish and Black communities in the Early Modern World with this insightful academic study by Jonathan Schorsch. This first paperback edition from 2009 delves into a largely unexplored area of history, examining Jewish images and behavior toward Blacks during the peak of Jewish involvement in Atlantic slaveholding.Drawing on a wide range of primary sources across multiple languages, this book addresses fundamental questions about the nature of relations between early modern Blacks and Jews. It investigates the influence of Jewish law on slavery, Jewish textual attitudes, and the formation of a cultural and social portrait of Jews, particularly Sephardic communities. A significant work for scholars and students of Jewish studies, Black history, cultural studies, and religious history.