Razvoj sefardske književnosti u BiH

Abstract

Jews came to Bosnia few centuries ago, with their tradition, alphabet and everything else what was part of their culture. Not many nations have these references in that period. Their rich oral literature is the best proof of that fact. Bosnian Sephardic romancero, complas etc. have very important place in different world's anthologies of the oral literature. This literature had religious character at the beginning of its existence, but at end of 19. Century and at the beginning of 20. century it has become nonreligious. Sephardic Jews became a very important part of the culture in the country where they lived. This was a reason why a new literature was born. Jews and their culture were at the edge of their existence several times in modern history, but in spite of everything this people survived.