LEADER 04345nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910462963603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a90-04-25370-X 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004253704 035 $a(CKB)2670000000395237 035 $a(EBL)1342570 035 $a(OCoLC)855969912 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000976652 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11623418 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000976652 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11034041 035 $a(PQKB)10378518 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1342570 035 $a(OCoLC)555620098 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004253704 035 $a(PPN)174543115 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1342570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745977 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL509660 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000395237 100 $a20100310d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreole Jews$b[electronic resource] $enegotiating community in colonial Suriname /$fWieke Vink 210 $aLeiden, The Netherlands $cKITLV Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 225 1 $aCaribbean series ;$v28 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-6718-343-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-293) and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- I: Introducing Jewishness, creolization and the colonial domain -- II: A colonial Jewish community in the making: Patterns of migration and places of settlement -- III: Making a living in the colony: Social context, economic activities and cultural life -- IV: Colonial configurations and diasporic connections: Patterns of rule, civil status and religious authority -- V: Echoes of the other: Locating Jews and imagining Jewish difference in Suriname -- VI: Spaces of death, mirror of the living: The cemetery as a site of creolization -- VII: New World identifications, Old World sensibilities: On eliteness, religiosity and social status -- VIII: Black, white, Jewish?: Colour, Halakha and the limits of Jewishness -- IX: Conclusion: The Creole, the colonial and the metropole -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis study presents a refined analysis of Surinames-Jewish identifications. The story of the Surinamese Jews is one of a colonial Jewish community that became ever more interwoven with the local environment of Suriname. Ever since their first settlement, Jewish migrants from diverse backgrounds, each with their own narrative of migration and settlement, were faced with challenges brought about by this new environment; a colonial order and, in essence, a race-based slave society. A place, furthermore, that was constantly changing: economically, socially, demographically, politically and culturally. Against this background, the Jewish community transformed from a migrant community into a settlers? community. Both the Portuguese and High German Jews adopted Paramaribo as their principal place of residence from the late eighteenth century onwards. Radical economic changes?most notably the decline of the Portuguese-Jewish planters? class?not only influenced the economic wealth of the Surinamese Jews as a group, but also had considerable impact on their social status in Suriname?s society. The story of the Surinamese Jews is a prime example of the many ways in which a colonial environment and diasporic connections put their stamp on everyday life and affected the demarcation of community boundaries and group identifications. The Surinamese-Jewish community debated, contested and negotiated the pillars of a Surinamese-Jewish group identity not only among themselves but also with the colonial authorities. This book is based on the author?s dissertation. 410 0$aCaribbean series (Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands)) ;$v28. 606 $aJews$zSuriname$xHistory 606 $aCreoles$zSuriname$xHistory 607 $aSuriname$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 615 0$aCreoles$xHistory. 676 $a929.50899240883 700 $aVink$b Wieke$0986104 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462963603321 996 $aCreole Jews$92253854 997 $aUNINA