Jews in Islamic Countries in the Middle Ages

This book contains studies on the Jews in Muslim countries in the early Middle Ages, and is based on an extensive use of both Jewish and Muslim mediaeval sources. "Jews in Islamic Countries in the Middle Ages" has been selected by "Choice" as Outstanding Academic Title (2005).

About the author

Moshe Gil, Ph.D. (1970) in Oriental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, is Professor Emeritus of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. He has published extensively on mediaeval Jewish and Arab history. His publications in English include: Documents of the Jewish Pious Foundations from the Cairo Geniza (Brill, 1976), and A History of Palestine, 634-1099 (Cambridge University Press, 1992).

Product details

• Authors: Moshe Gil
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2004
• EAN: 9789004138827
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13882-7
• No. of pages: 858
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 243 mm x 57 mm
• Weight: 1642 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous