Chapter 4. Jewish Choice and the Secular Courtroom

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on Usage ix
4. Introduction. Networks of Jewish Life in Venetian Crete 1
5. Chapter 1. The Jewish Community of Candia 24
6. Chapter 2. Jewish-Christian Relations, Inside and Outside the Jewish Quarter 51
7. Chapter 3. Colonial Justice and Jewish-Christian Encounter 76
8. Chapter 4. Jewish Choice and the Secular Courtroom 102
9. Chapter 5. Marriage on Trial 126
10. Chapter 6. Inviting the State into the Kahal 164
11. Conclusion. Crete’s Jewish Renaissance Men in Context 192
12. Notes 203
13. Bibliography 263
14. Index 285
15. Acknowledgments 291