Description
Book SynopsisThe political and economic rise of this small but influential community of New Christian bankers and merchants is analysed against the backdrop of its institutional dynamics, in an overall perspective never before conceived. The political, religious, economic, legal, charitable and disciplinary history of the community is thus explored through the analysis of the richly detailed protocol books, written between 1652 and 1682. This is the intimate and fascinating journey of their everyday lives, hopes and challenges, as brought to us by their leaders.
Table of ContentsPreface Note on Terminology List of Illustrations Glossary of Terms Introduction Aim and Organisation of the Work State of the Art Sources 1 Historical Context 1 The Western Sephardic Diaspora 2 History of the Portuguese Settlement in Hamburg (16th and 17th Century) 2 The Kahal and its Organization 1 Communal Leadership 2 Congregational Dissolution and Political Centralization (1652–1682) – The Particular Path of the Portuguese Community of Hamburg 3 Financial Administration 4 Salaried Officials 5 Instituições religiosas e educativas 6 Communal Justice 7 Social Assistance and Charitable Institutions 3 Orthodoxy and Morality 1 Social Discipline 2 Women and Communal Discicpline 3 Domestic Sphere and Family Life 4 Transgressions and Offenses Punished by the Nation’s Statutes Conclusion Annexes: Criteria for the Transcription of Manuscript Documents 1 Congregational Unification of 1652 (Talmud Torah, Keter Torah, Neve Shalom and Magen David) 2 Founding Statutes of the General Congregation Bet Israel 3 Founding Statutes of the Elementary School Talmud Torah 4 Privileges and Obligations of the Brotherhood Guemillut Hassadim 5 Foundation of the Private Brotherhood Ets Haim and its Consequent Incorporation into the General Congregation 6 Finta geral of 1656 7 Finta geral of 1658 8 Direito da Nação of 1652 9 Passages in the Protocol Book in Reference to Sabbatai Zevi 10 Commotion in the Synagogue and Schism of the Lima family / Conditions of their Re-entry into the General Congregation Bibliographic References Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index of People
