Business of Identity - Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt

Zusatztext "[A] significant achievement: an expansive alternative vision of Jewish life in a medieval Muslim society.The prose is virtually flawless and often eloquent...the document editions and translations will be useful to many, sparking interest and further discussion." Informationen zum Autor Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman is Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Law, and Affiliated Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and History at Vanderbilt University. Klappentext This book seeks to revolutionize the way scholars use the treasure trove of the Cairo Geniza, the largest and richest store of documentary evidence for the medieval Islamic world. Zusammenfassung This book seeks to revolutionize the way scholars use the treasure trove of the Cairo Geniza, the largest and richest store of documentary evidence for the medieval Islamic world.

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• Authors: Phillip Ackerman Lieberman, Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman, Phillip I Ackerman-Lieberman, Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2014
• EAN: 9780804785471
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-8547-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture; Stanford Studies in Jewish His; Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture; Stanford Studies in Jewish His
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches