HIST 219 Chapter Notes - Chapter 02-25: Haskalah, Jargon
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02/25 rodrigue, the ottoman diaspora: the rise and fall of ladino literary culture. Ladino remained key marker of sephardic diaspora. Ladino is evidence of cult similarity btwn jews/other oe groups. Ladino had hispanic roots but developed outside the iberian peninsula. Many variations btwn regions, eras, and written vs spoken. In publishing, hebrew was lang of prestige, ladino of utility. Sabbatianism sapped rabbinic creativity and translations slowed. Translated txts b/came holy in their own right. Og ladino txts helped independently est lang. Tho things did not change that dramatically for those under turkish rule, despite reforms. Aiu was driving force bhind creation of sephardic educational infrastructure. Especially spread french lang education, ed for women. Fostered connections btwn sephardic and western jews. Tho ladino remained lang of the masses. Importance of italy as a trading hub facilitated cult exchange w eur jews. Hebrew lang, newspaper culture also helped connections. Newspapers were place for greater poli debate, translated serialized novels.
