"The Compassionate and Benevolent": Jewish Ruling Elites in the Medieval Islamicate World - Alexandria as a Case Study

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.

About the author

Miriam Frenkel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Product details

• Authors: Miriam Frenkel
• Assisted by: Tzemah Yoreh (Translation)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Original title: Ha-ohavim ve-ha-nedivim: ilit manhiga be-kerev yehudei aleksandria bi-yemei ha-beinayim
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2022
• EAN: 9783111110677
• ISBN: 978-3-11-111067-7
• No. of pages: 333
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 20 mm x 239 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Illustrations: 1 b/w ill.
• Series: Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East; ISSN; Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East, 39
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries