[PDF.69gd] The Dönme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks

The Dönme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks

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 | #879665 in Books |  Stanford University Press |  2009-10-16 |  2009-10-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.90 x6.00l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 358 pages

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||18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.| Once a upon a time there was a fountain that delivered cherry juice in Thessaloniki|By Emre Sevinc|Finally an intriguing account of a very important part of Turkey's history that is highly readable yet conforming to highest academic standards. I consider Dr. Baer a very brave person, because as far as I know the topic of 'dönme' or anything related to Sabetay Sevi is ver| |"Marc David Baer vividly describes how this ancient, secret sect of Jews, about which little has been written until now, fit into the Islamic world without being found out." (Jewish Book World)

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This book tells the story of the Dönme, the descendents of Jews who resided in the Ottoman Empire and converted to Islam along with their messiah, Rabbi Shabbatai Tzevi, in the seventeenth century. For two centuries following their conversion, the Dönme were accepted as Muslims, and by the end of the nineteenth century rose to the top of Salonikan society. The Dönme helped transform Salonika into a cosmopolitan city, promoting the newest innovation in trad...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Dönme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks   |  Marc David Baer. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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