Cohen Jewish Self-Government in Medieval Egypt

The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5358-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 410 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, Mark R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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