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Record Number: 20091 Author(s)/Creator(s): Precopi Lombardo , Annamaria Contributor(s): Title: La Condizione femminile nelle comunità ebraiche di Sicilia [The late medieval Jewish community in Sicily maintained commercial, religious, and linguistic contacts throughout the Mediterranean region. Daughters of Sicilian Jewish families were treated like guests in their houses until they married. A young bride was expected to bring her husband a dowry and bear children. Royal law recognized Jewish legal norms and rites of marriage, except where Sicilian law differed from Jewish law. Title note supplied by Feminae.] Source: Archivio Storico Siciliano 24, 1 ( 1998): Pages 94 - 119. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Divorce Dowries Family Jewish Law Levirate Marriage Marriage Polygamy Sicily Widows Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 11200715

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