{"product_id":"history-of-the-byzantine-jews-a-microcosmos-in-the-thousand-year-empire-hardcover-1","title":"History of the Byzantine Jews: A Microcosmos in the Thousand Year Empire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElli Kohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of the Byzantine Jews\u003c\/i\u003e explores the Jewish microcosmos in Byzantium. Under the Romans, Jews enjoyed the privileges of knighthood and nobility. Although these luxuries were significantly diminished under Theodosius II- whose wife, Eudoxia, was a judaizing Empress- and the Codex Justinianus, they remained a powerful entity in Byzantium. In comparison to the irredentist Samaritans and Paulicians, the Jews remained a\u003ci\u003ereligio licita\u003c\/i\u003e (permitted religion) that tolerated and even protected by Imperial and Church authority. Their position in society even enabled the Jews to vie for increased power. The Byzantine Jews tried to play the game of power politics through their affiliation with Yemen's Jewish Himyarites, and ill-fated alliance with the Persian Sassanides, and finally through the colossal power of the Jewish Khazar Empire. In this \u003ci\u003eliving history\u003c\/i\u003e of the Byzantine Jews, Author Elli Kohen attempts to revive the spirit of Moses of Crete, Procopius, Eusebius, Theophanes Continuatus, and medieval chroniclers such as Liutbrand, Villehardouin, and Benjamin of Tudela. Intended as a complementary text to other classics on Byzantine Jews, this new work emphasizes multicultural cooperation in the study of this time period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the events and individuals profiled in \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Byzantine Jews\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003cbr\u003e-Byzantine and Jewish polemists- the \"Hagiographic Bibliotheca\"\u003cbr\u003e-Historiography of a Jewish family in Byzantine Apulia\u003cbr\u003e-The Jerusalem Karaites finding a safe haven in Byzantium\u003cbr\u003e-The rerouting of the fourth Crusade through the Juiverie of Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e-The return of the Paleologues\u003cbr\u003e-Byzantine-Jewish coexistence under Symeon, Archbishop of Salonica\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElli Kohen, MD, \u003c\/b\u003e born in Istanbul, Turkey, is an anatomopathologist, researcher in cell biology, cell biochemistry, and cellular pharmacology, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami. He has written eight books in science, a Ladino\/English Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the biography of Rabbi Nissim Ovadia, \u003ci\u003eA Pillar of Sephardi Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e. He appears in the marquis \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in America 2005\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2006\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in Science and Engineering 2005, Who's Who in the World of Education 2005\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2007\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Kohen has spent many years in Turkey and the surrounding area. He incorporates his experiences in these regions into his writing in an effort to preserve and impart the history of the Jews in the Byzantine and Ottoman periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53746314641715,"sku":"9780761836230","price":193.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tH6546ykkS9780761836230_da0133f4-528b-480b-a321-83f1d95cba86.webp?v=1785243077","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/history-of-the-byzantine-jews-a-microcosmos-in-the-thousand-year-empire-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}