Law's dominion: Jewish community, religion, and family in early modern Metz
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Part 1 Foundations -- Chapter 1 Jewish History through a Legal Lens -- Rabbinic Responsa Literature -- Communal Registers (Pinkasim) -- Lay and Rabbinic Court Records -- Law as a Cultural System -- The Produc...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Boston
BRILL
2019
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| In: |
Studies in Jewish history and culture (volume 60)
Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Berkovitz, Jay R., 1951-, Law's dominion] (2022) (Schechter, Ronald B.)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in Jewish history and culture
volume 60 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Metz
/ Jews
/ Jewish community
/ Jewish law
/ History 1800-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Part 1 Foundations -- Chapter 1 Jewish History through a Legal Lens -- Rabbinic Responsa Literature -- Communal Registers (Pinkasim) -- Lay and Rabbinic Court Records -- Law as a Cultural System -- The Production of the Metz Pinkas Beit Din -- Chapter 2 The Foundations of the Metz Kehillah -- Return to France and Establishment of the Metz Community -- Ritual and Identity -- Material Culture -- Economic Integration -- Part 2 Community, Governance, Authority -- Chapter 3 Communal Autonomy and Governance -- Electoral and Administrative Procedures -- Consumption and Social Status -- Poverty and Social Welfare -- Juridical Autonomy and Recourse to Non-Jewish Courts -- Policing Religious and Cultural Boundaries -- Chapter 4 Lay and Rabbinic Judicial Authority -- Lay and Rabbinic Tribunals -- Sources of Law -- Judicial Procedure -- Functions of the Beit Din -- Chapter 5 Navigating the Challenges of Multiple Jurisdictions -- Language -- Production of Bi-lingual Documents -- Patterns of Litigation in the Beit Din -- Judicial Behavior of the Metz Beit Din -- The Acquaintance with French Law and Judicial Procedure -- Navigating the Two Systems -- The Impact of French Law on Rabbinic Jurisprudence -- Part 3 Family Affairs -- Chapter 6 Guardianship and Inheritance: Managing Family Estates -- Guardianship -- Inheritance -- Testamentary Charity -- Chapter 7 Women, Marriage, and Property in Legal Perspective -- Betrothal and Marriage -- Marital Property -- Women in Credit and Commerce -- Chapter 8 Conclusion and Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9004417400 |