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“The Compassionate and Benevolent”: Jewish Ruling Elites in the Medieval Islamicate World
Alexandria as a Case Study
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Miriam Frenkel
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Translated by:
Tzemah Yoreh
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
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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Miriam Frenkel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction
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Acknowledgements
XXVII - Part I Contexts
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Chapter 1 The Context of Time
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Chapter 2 The Context of Space
29 - Part II The Community Leaders: Biographies
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Chapter 1 The Ben Yeshūʿā Family
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Chapter 2 Shelah b. Mubashshir Ben Nahum
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Chapter 3 Abraham b. Jacob al-Darʿī
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Chapter 4 Āraḥ b. Nathan the Seventh (Musāfir b. Wahb)
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Chapter 5 Aaron b. Yeshūʿā the Physician Ibn al-ʿAmmānī
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Chapter 6 Abū Naṣr b. Abraham
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Chapter 7 Meir b. Hillel b. Ṣadoq
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Chapter 8: Eleazar ha-Kohen b. Judah, Saʿd al-Mulk
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Chapter 9 R. Ephraim
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Chapter 10 R. Pinḥas
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Chapter 11 Anatoly b. R. Joseph
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Chapter 12 R. Samuel b. Jacob
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Chapter 13 Isaac the Judge b. Ḥalfon
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Chapter 14 Judah the Teacher b. Aaron the Physician Ibn Al-ʿAmmānī
192 - Part III Towards a Characterization of the Jewish Leadership in Alexandria
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Chapter 1 Sources of Power
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Chapter 2 Methods of Governance: Tools and Strategies
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Chapter 3 The Normative Understanding of Governance
264 - Part IV A Ruling Elite
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Chapter 1 Common Interests
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Chapter 2 Systems of Training and Sorting
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Chapter 3 A Common Culture
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Chapter 4 Organizational Apparatus and Means of Communication
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Chapter 5 Conclusions
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Bibliography
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Glossary of Terms
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Index
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eBook published on:
December 16, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783110713619
Hardcover published on:
December 16, 2020
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110712872
Paperback published on:
December 19, 2022
Paperback ISBN:
9783111110677
Original publisher:
Ben Zvi Institut
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
27
Main content:
333
Illustrations:
1
eBook ISBN:
9783110713619
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110712872
Paperback ISBN:
9783111110677
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars of Islamic History, Jewish History, Medieval History, Geniza Studies
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