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  • Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah

    The Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe

    de Alan Verskin ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
    In 1524, a man named David Reubeni appeared in Venice, claiming to be the ambassador of a powerful Jewish kingdom deep in the heart of Arabia. In this era of fierce rivalry between great powers, voyages of fantastic discovery, and brutal conquest of new lands, people throughout the Mediterranean saw the signs of an impending apocalypse and envisioned a coming war that would end with a decisive ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • A Vision of Yemen

    The Travels of a European Orientalist and His Native Guide, A Translation of Hayyim Habshush's Travelogue

    de Alan Verskin ...
    In 1869, Hayyim Habshush, a Yemeni Jew, accompanied the European orientalist Joseph Halévy on his archaeological tour of Yemen. Twenty years later, Habshush wrote A Vision of Yemen, a memoir of their travels, that provides a vivid account of daily life, religion, and politics. More than a simple travelogue, it is a work of trickster-tales, thick anthropological descriptions, and reflections on ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

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  • The Ornament of the World

    How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain

    de Maria Rosa Menocal ...
    A brilliant and fascinating portrait of medieval Spain explores the golden age when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance.This enthralling history, widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain, where for more than seven centuries Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an ... Leer más

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  • The Story of the Jews,

    Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD

    de Simon Schama ...
    Series Libro 1 - Story of the Jews
    In this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492.It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life ... Leer más

    $10.49 USD

  • The Jesus Papers

    Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History

    de Michael Baigent ...
    In this New York Times–bestselling study, the co-author of Holy Blood, Holy Grail explores further mysteries surrounding Jesus Christ.What if everything we have been told about the origins of Christianity is a lie?What if a small group had always known the truth and had kept it hidden . . . until now?What if there is evidence that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion?In Holy Blood, Holy Grail ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Jerusalem

    One City, Three Faiths

    de Karen Armstrong ...
    Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly praised A History of God, traces the history of how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have all laid claim to Jerusalem as their ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Jews, God, and History

    de Max I. Dimont ...
    A rich study of Jews and Jewish history that offers a unique look at a people who have persevered through unspeakable adversity and have contributed incredible advancements to the world we know today.How have the Jews survived through so many millennia while other civilizations have declined and perished? What qualities mark the culture that has produced Moses, Christ, Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and ... Leer más

    Antes $7.99 USD Ahora $6.99 USD

  • The Story of the Jews Volume Two

    Belonging: 1492-1900

    de Simon Schama ...
    Series Libro 2 - Story of the Jews
    In the second volume of this magnificently illustrated cultural history, the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews, Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people from 1492 through the end of nineteenth century.A sweeping work of narrative history, volume two of this epic incorporates the stories of many who seldom figure in Jewish histories: not just the rabbis and the ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • The Jews of Spain

    de Gerber ...
    The history of the Jews of Spain is a remarkable story that begins in the remote past and continues today. For more than a thousand years, Sepharad (the Hebrew word for Spain) was home to a large Jewish community noted for its richness and virtuosity. Summarily expelled in 1492 and forced into exile, their tragedy of expulsion marked the end of one critical phase of their history and the beginning ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Trickster Travels

    A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds

    de Natalie Zemon Davis ...
    An engrossing study of Leo Africanus and his famous book, which introduced Africa to European readersAl-Hasan al-Wazzan--born in Granada to a Muslim family that in 1492 went to Morocco, where he traveled extensively on behalf of the sultan of Fez--is known to historians as Leo Africanus, author of the first geography of Africa to be published in Europe (in 1550). He had been captured by Christian ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

  • Cultures in Conflict

    Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery

    de Bernard Lewis ...
    Hailed as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies" in The New York Times Book Review, Bernard Lewis stands at the height of his field. "To read Mr. Lewis," wrote Fouad Ajami in The Wall Street Journal, "is to be taken through a treacherous terrain by the coolest and most reassuring of guides. You are in the hands of the Islamic world's foremost living historian." Now this sure-handed guide takes us ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Wanderings

    de Chaim Potok ...
    A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating great historical events, exporing Jewish life in its infinite variety and in many eras and places, here is a unique work by a singular Jewish voice. ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD