Chapter One. The Problem of Origins

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. List Of Tables And Figure viii
3. Preface xi
4. Note xvii
5. Abbreviations xix
6. Chapter One. The Problem of Origins 1
7. Chapter Two. Fatimid Realities and the Coptic Patriarchate 50
8. Chapter Three. The Rise of the Headship of the Jews: Sociological Considerations 79
9. Chapter Four. The Headship of the Jews: Cautious Beginnings, to 1082 157
10. Chapter Five. The Administration of David B. Daniel, Ca. 1082 to 1094 178
11. Chapter Six. The Second Administration of Mevorakh B. Saadya, 1094 to 1111 213
12. Chapter Seven. The Administration of Moses B. Mevorakh, 1112 to Ca. 1126 272
13. Chapter Eight. Conclusion: Institutional Innovation in a Medieval Community 287
14. Appendix 1. The Geniza Corpus 295
15. Appendix 2. Selected Geniza Documents 309
16. Works Cited 339
17. Index of Geniza Texts 361
18. General Index 371