Donmeh
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The Donmeh were a secretive group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who outwardly converted to Islam while secretly following the messianic teachings of Shabbetai Tzvi.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crypto-Jewish community
ⓘ
religious group ⓘ sect ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sabbatean movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shabbateanism ⓘ |
| center |
Istanbul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Izmir NERFINISHED ⓘ Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| doctrine |
antinomian tendencies
ⓘ
messianic belief in Shabbetai Tzvi ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| follows | teachings of Shabbetai Tzvi ⓘ |
| founder | followers of Shabbetai Tzvi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Salonika Jewish community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Young Turk era urban culture ⓘ |
| innerReligiousIdentity | Sabbatean Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Ladino NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | endogamy ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
convert
ⓘ
turncoat ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | religious minority in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Turkish word dönme ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Shabbetai Tzvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalDivision |
Kapancı subgroup
ⓘ
Karakaş subgroup ⓘ Yakubi subgroup ⓘ |
| outerReligiousIdentity | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
heretical by mainstream Islam
ⓘ
heretical by mainstream Judaism ⓘ |
| practices | crypto-Judaism ⓘ |
| publicIdentity | Muslim ⓘ |
| publicPractice | Sunni Muslim rituals ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| secretPractice |
distinct Sabbatean liturgy
ⓘ
observance of Jewish rituals ⓘ |
| socialStructure | closed community ⓘ |
| sourceType | subject of historical research ⓘ |
| status | largely assimilated in modern Turkey ⓘ |
| topicOf | conspiracy theories in modern Turkish politics ⓘ |
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