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Sephardim
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1. Background

The term Sephardim (or Sefardim), from Hebrew Sepharad (Spain), denotes (in contrast to Ashkenazim) the descendants of the Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century (Judaism 5.). Ever since the Roman period, there had been Jewish settlements there, which enjoyed a heyday under Muslim rule until the late 12th …

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Aust, Cornelia, “Sephardim”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_027431>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210601



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