How was it to be a Turkish Jew. Folklore between Europe and the "Orient"

Abstract

This lecture was held in the framework of the cycle "Authors's Reading" in the Center of Jewish Studies at the University of Palacky in Olomouc in March 3, 2010. The topic of the lecture was the material and spiritual culture of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire and their customs related to a life and year cycle.

The lecture was enriched by displaying the images of the objects.

Keywords

• Folk culture
• Ottoman Empire
• Jews
• early modern period