Expulsion and Diaspora Formation
Book Description
This scholarly exploration delves into the profound human experiences of displacement and community formation across more than a millennium of history. Through eleven carefully researched essays, readers encounter the stories of Jewish, Muslim, and Protestant communities who faced expulsion from their homelands between Late Antiquity and the seventeenth century, spanning from ancient Egypt to early modern Hungary.
The collection illuminates three interconnected dimensions of the exile experience that continue to resonate today. First, it examines the complex social and political forces that drive communities from their homes, revealing patterns of displacement that transcend specific time periods and religious boundaries. Second, it explores the challenging process of integration, showing how displaced groups navigate the delicate balance between preserving their identity and adapting to new environments.
Perhaps most significantly for those interested in spiritual growth, the book reveals how communities transform their experiences of loss and displacement into powerful narratives of identity and purpose. These founding myths, born from trauma and transition, demonstrate humanity's remarkable capacity to create meaning from suffering and to forge new beginnings from endings.
For readers seeking to understand how adversity shapes spiritual communities and individual resilience, this work offers valuable insights into the universal human journey of finding home, belonging, and purpose amid life's inevitable changes and challenges.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~7 hours)
📄 Length: 244 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Exiles
- ✓ Explore Religion
- ✓ Explore History
- ✓ Explore Emigration and immigration
- ✓ Explore Civilization, medieval
- ✓ Explore Religions
- ✓ Explore Muslim diaspora
- ✓ Explore Medieval Civilization
