Tamerlane and the JewsPsychology Press, 2002 - 166 pàgines This book provides a general introduction to the history of Jewish life in 14th century Asia at the time of the conqueror Tamerlane (Timur). The author defines who are the Central Asian Jews, and describes the attitudes towards the Jews, and the historical consequences of this relationship with Tamerlane. Left alone to live within a stable empire, the Jews prospered under Tamerlane. In founding an empire, Tamerlane had delivered Central Asia from the last Mongols, and brought the nations of Transoxonia within the orbit of Persian civilisation. The Central Asian Jews accepted this spirit and preserved it until modern times in their language and culture. |
Continguts
The Jews in Asia prior to Timur | 13 |
the brightest personality | 27 |
Timur in Jewish sources | 40 |
The Jews in historical works on Timur | 46 |
The Jews become Timurs citizens | 53 |
The Jews in Timurs empire | 70 |
The last trip of the Prophet Daniel and the life | 80 |
The attitude of Timur and the Timurids to the Jews | 95 |
Conclusion | 114 |
320 | 144 |
Glossary | 147 |
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