RT Web Page DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 646789877 LA English UL https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004161900.i-376 T1 Jewish subjects and their tribal chieftains in Kurdistan : a study in survival A1 Zaken, Mordechai., PB Brill PP Leiden; Boston YR 2007 SN 9789047422129 9047422120 9004161902 9789004161900 AB Based on new oral sources, carefully analyzed, this book explores the relationships between Jewish subjects and their tribal chieftains in Kurdistan, focusing on the patronage and justice provided by the chieftains and the financial support provided by the Jews to endure troubles and caprices of chieftains. New reports and vivid tales unveil the status of Jews in the tribal setting; the slavery of rural Jews; the conversion to Islam and the defense mechanisms adopted by Jewish leaders to annul conversion of abducted women. Other topics are the trade and occupations of the Jews and their financ.