Jewish Language Research Website

Norman (Noam) A. Stillman

Academic Affiliation

• University of Oklahoma, United States

Contact Information

• Email: nstillman @ ou.edu

Research Interests

History and Culture of Jews in the Islamic World

• Stillman, N. 2000. Frenchmen, Arabs, or Jews? The Jews of the Arab World between Europeanism, Colonialism, Arab Nationalism and Zionism. In B. Hary et al. (eds.), Judaism and Islam: Boundaries, Communications, Interaction: Essays in Honor of William M. Brinner. Leiden: Brill. 123-138.
• Stillman, N. 2000. The Judeo-Islamic Historical Encounter: Visions and Revisions. In T. Parfitt (ed.), Israel and Ishmael: Studies in Muslim-Jewish Relations. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. 1-12.
• Stillman, N. 1995. Sephardi Religious Responses to Modernity. London & New York: Harwood Academic Press.
• Stillman, N. 1991. The Jews of Arab Lands in Modern Times. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.
• Stillman, N. & Stillman, Y. K. (eds.). 1999. From Iberia to Diaspora: Studies in Sephardic History and Culture. Leiden: Brill.
• Stillman, N. & Stillman, Y. K. 1989. Introduction and annotated translation of Samuel Romanelli's Travail in an Arab Land. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
• Stillman, N. 1983. Women on Folk Medicine: Judaeo-Arabic Texts from Sefrou. Journal of the American Oriental Society 103/3: 485-493.
• Stillman, N., Morag, S. & Ben-Ami, I. (eds.). 1981. Studies in Judaism and Islam Presented to Shelomo Dov Goitein on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday. Jerusalem: Magnes Press.
• Stillman, N., Morag, S. & Ben-Ami, I. (eds.). 1981. Studies in Geniza and Sepharadi Heritage Presented to Shelomo Dov Goitein on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday. Jerusalem: Magnes Press.
• Stillman, N. 1979. The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.
• Stillman, N. & Stillman, Y. K. 1978. The Art of a Moroccan Folk Poetess. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Morgenlaendischen Gesellschaft 128/1: 68-84.

Islamic History and Culture

• Stillman, N. (ed.). 2000. Arab Dress: A Short History from the Dawn of Islam to Modern Times, by Y. K. Stillman. Leiden: Brill.
• Stillman, N. 2000. Waqf and the Ideology of Chairty in Medieval Islam. In I. Netton (ed.), Hunter of the East: Studies in Honour of C. E. Bosworth 1. Leiden: Brill. 357-372.

Judeo-Arabic (Medieval and Modern), Maghrebi Dialectology

• Stillman, N. 1988. The Language and Culture of the Jews of Sefrou: An Ethnolinguistic Study (JSS Monograph Series 11). Manchester: JSS.
• Stillman, N. 1997. La rime dans la langage arabe des Juifs de Sefrou. In M. Abitbol (ed.), Relations judéo-musulmanes au Maroc: perceptions et réalités. Paris: Stavit & CRJM. 97-104.
• Stillman, N. 1989. Contacts and Boundaries in the Domain of Language: The Case of Sefriwi Judeo-Arabic. In M. Cohen & A. L. Udovitch (eds.), Jews among Arabs: Contacts and Boundaries. Princeton: Darwin Press. 97-112.
• Stillman, N. 1987. ערבית-יהודית ושפות יהודיות: מבוא למחקר על השפה הערבית של יהודי ספרו (מרוקו) [?]. In J. Dan (ed.), תרבות והיסטוריה: קובץ מאמרים לזכרו של פרופ' אינו שקי [?]. Jerusalem: Misgav Yerushalayim. 11-18.
• Stillman, N. 1982. Judaeo-Arabic Language. In J. R. Strayer (ed.), Dictionary of the Middle Ages 7. New York: Charles Scribner Sons. 171-172.
• Stillman, N. 1981. Some Notes on the Judaeo-Arabic Dialect of Sefrou (Morocco). In I. Ben-Ami, S. Morag & N. Stillman (eds.), Studies in Judaism and Islam Presented to Shelomo Goitein. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. 231-251.
• Stillman, N. 1978. Some Thoughts on Judaeo-Arabic: A Response to Professor Joshua Blau. In H. Paper (ed.), Jewish Languages: Theme and Variation. Cambridge, Mass: Association for Jewish Studies. 137-141.
• Stillman, N. 1972. Un témoignage contemporain de l'histoire de la Tunisie Ziride (publication and explication of Geniza texts in Judeo-Arabic). Hespéris-Tamuda 13: 37-59.

Jewish Languages, Islamic Languages

• Stillman, N. 1991. Language Patterns in Islamic and Judaic Societies. In S. Wasserstrom (ed.), Islam and Judaism: 1400 Years of Shared Values. Portland: Institute for Judaic Studies. 41-55.