“The Compassionate and Benevolent”: Jewish Ruling Elites in the Medieval Islamicate World

“The Compassionate and Benevolent”: Jewish Ruling Elites in the Medieval Islamicate World
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 9783110713688
ISBN-13 : 3110713683
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Download or read book “The Compassionate and Benevolent”: Jewish Ruling Elites in the Medieval Islamicate World written by Miriam Frenkel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a monograph about the medieval Jewish community of the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Through deep analyses of contemporary historical sources, mostly documents from the Cairo Geniza, life stories, conducts and practices of private people are revealed. When put together these private biographies convey a social portrait of an elite group which ruled over the local community, but was part of a supra communal network.


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