LEADER 03871nam 22006133 450 001 9910860898703321 005 20240413022551.0 010 $a1-5036-3444-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781503634442 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30253976 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30253976 035 $a(CKB)25430543400041 035 $a(DE-B1597)632991 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781503634442 035 $a(OCoLC)1328142223 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925430543400041 100 $a20221124d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDiary of a Black Jewish Messiah $eThe Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni Through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cStanford University Press,$d2023. 210 4$dİ2023. 215 $a1 online resource (214 pages) 225 1 $aStanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture 311 08$aPrint version: Verskin, Alan Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah London : Stanford University Press,c2023 9781503634435 327 $aCover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Series -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the Translation -- Map 1. The World of David Reubeni -- Map 2. The World of David Reubeni -- Introduction -- 1. Africa -- 2. Egypt and the Holy Land -- 3. Italy -- 4. Portugal -- 5. Spain -- Appendix: Solomon Cohen's Addendum -- Notes -- Index -- Series List -- Back Cover. 330 $aIn 1523, a man named David Reubeni appeared in Venice, claiming to be the ambassador of a powerful Jewish kingdom deep in the heart of Arabia. In this era of fierce rivalry between great powers, voyages of fantastic discovery, and brutal conquest of new lands, people throughout the Mediterranean saw the signs of an impending apocalypse and envisioned a coming war that would end with a decisive Christian or Islamic victory. With his army of hardy desert warriors from lost Israelite tribes, Reubeni pledged to deliver the Jews to the Holy Land by force and restore their pride and autonomy. He would spend a decade shuttling between European rulers in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and France, seeking weaponry in exchange for the support of his hitherto unknown but mighty Jewish kingdom. Many, however, believed him to favor the relatively tolerant Ottomans over the persecutorial Christian regimes. Reubeni was hailed as a messiah by many wealthy Jews and Iberia's oppressed conversos, but his grand ambitions were halted in Regensburg when the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, turned him over to the Inquisition and, in 1538, he was likely burned at the stake. Diary of a Black Messiah is the first English translation of Reubeni's Hebrew-language diary, detailing his travels and personal travails. Written in a Hebrew drawn from everyday speech, entirely unlike other literary works of the period, Reubeni's diary reveals both the dramatic desperation of Renaissance Jewish communities and the struggles of the diplomat, trickster, and dreamer who wanted to save them. 410 0$aStanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture 606 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers$2bisacsh 610 $aAfrica. 610 $aInquisition. 610 $aJewish messianism. 610 $aOttoman-Jewish relations. 610 $aPortuguese imperialism. 610 $aRenaissance Italy. 610 $aSephardim. 610 $aZionism. 610 $ablack Jews. 610 $aconversos. 615 7$aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers. 676 $a296.8/2092 676 $aB 700 $aVerskin$b Alan$01616588 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910860898703321 996 $aDiary of a Black Jewish Messiah$94167549 997 $aUNINA