The Ottomans
- 600 páginas
- 21 horas de lectura
A major new history of the six-hundred-year dynasty that connected East to West as never before.
La investigación del Profesor Baer profundiza en las historias interconectadas de cristianos, judíos y musulmanes en contextos europeos y de Oriente Medio, abarcando desde la era moderna temprana hasta la época moderna. Su trabajo examina críticamente las complejas dinámicas de conversión y coexistencia entre estas diversas comunidades religiosas. Analiza meticulosamente cómo estos grupos se influyeron mutuamente y cómo evolucionaron sus creencias y prácticas a lo largo de la historia. Su erudición ofrece profundas perspectivas sobre los cambiantes paisajes de la identidad y la transformación religiosa a lo largo de los siglos.




A major new history of the six-hundred-year dynasty that connected East to West as never before.
Exploring the complex identity of Hugo Marcus, this work delves into themes of German Jewish history, anti-Semitism, and the intersections of religion and sexuality. Marc David Baer highlights Marcus's multifaceted life as a German, Jew, Muslim, and gay man, using his experiences to illuminate broader discussions on Islam in Europe and Muslim-Jewish relations. This biography not only chronicles Marcus's contributions but also serves as a lens through which to understand the historical struggles for gay rights and the intricate tapestry of identity.
Hugo Marcus (1880-1966) was a man of many names and many identities. In German, Jew, Muslim, Gay, Marc David Baer uses Marcus's life and work to shed new light on a striking range of subjects, including German Jewish history and anti-Semitism, Islam in Europe, Muslim-Jewish relations, and the... číst celé
This is the first study of the modern history, experience, and ethno-religious identity of the Doenme, the descendants of seventeenth-century Jewish converts to Islam, in Ottoman and Greek Salonica and in Turkish Istanbul.