Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vi
4. 1 Between the Hellenistic World and the Cairo Genizah: The Jewish Community in Late Antique Egypt 1
5. 2 A Concise History of Islamic Egypt 22
6. 3 The Community’s Borders; Converts and Renegades 47
7. 4 Communal Self-Government: The Genizah Period 72
8. 5 Introduction to the Legal Arena 86
9. 6 Jewish Economic Life in Medieval Egypt: Images, Theories, and Research 124
10. 7 Jewish Family Life in Medieval Egypt 146
11. 8 Situating Egyptian Pietism 175
12. 9 Languages and Language Varieties Used by Medieval Egyptian Jews 191
13. 10 Hebrew Poetry in Medieval Egypt 209
14. 11 The Jews in Medieval Egypt under the Mamluks (1250–1517) 244
15. Bibliography 269
16. Index 301