Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Foreword XI
4. Author's Note 1
5. Map: The Mediterranean in the eleventh century 6
6. Introduction 9
7. Part I: COMMUNAL ORGANIZATION
8. 1. Jewish Ecumenical and Territorial Authorities 75
9. 2. The Local Community 93
10. 3. Community Officials 106
11. 4. The Social Services 121
12. 5. Houses of Worship 146
13. 6. Jews and the Muslim State as Reflected in the Geniza 162
14. 7. A Social Being 197
15. 8. Social Structure 220
16. 9. Education and the Professional Class 248
17. 10. Interfaith Relations 290
18. 11. Communal Jurisdiction 306
19. Part II: The Family and Its Values
20. Introduction 331
21. 12. The House of the Father 333
22. 13. Marriage 350
23. 14. The "House" or Nuclear Family 385
24. 15. The World of Women 439
25. Addendum 469
26. General Index 483
27. Index of Scriptural Citations 503