This study of the folktales of Libyan Jews examines their views regarding a wide range of social and cultural issues, some of which could not be expressed openly due to social and cultural inhibitions as well as the fear of the reaction of the surrounding Muslim majority. The study examines relationships between couples (how they got married and relations between the spouses), within the family (between parents and children and among siblings), the position of women, and attitudes towards the Other (mainly Muslims, as well as Christians, Jews from other locations, and non-humans).
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Dimensions: 148 x 212mm
Publication Date: 01 Oct 2024
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781036409685
About Rachel Simon
Rachel Simon is a social and cultural historian of the Jews in the modern Middle East and North Africa with special reference to Libya women youth education Zionism publishing and journalism. Her publications include Libya Between Ottomanism and Nationalism: The Ottoman Involvement in Libya During the War with Italy (1911-1919) (Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag 1987) and Change Within Tradition Among Jewish Women in Libya (Seattle: University of Washington Press 1992) as well as numerous journal articles book chapters and encyclopaedia entries. Her research was conducted in archives and libraries in Israel Italy Turkey England Germany and the USA. She has a PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.