A Mediterranean Society : Volume 5 - the Individual

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Info autore

S. D. Goitein (1900-1985), scholar, administrator, professor, and author of 500 or more books and articles in Hebrew and English, worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton until his death. A Mediterranean Society was awarded the Haskins Medal of the Medieval Society after publication of the first two volumes. Subsequent volumes received the National Jewish Book Award.

Riassunto

Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book draws a portrait of the individual - a social person who mingled within the community; addressed the challenges of poverty, illness, aging, and death; possessed friends, enemies, and lovers; and prayed and responded within a religious community.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S. D. Goitein
• Con la collaborazione di: S. D. Goitein (Editore)
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.1988
• EAN: 9780520221628
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22162-8
• Pagine: 687
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 230 mm x 36 mm
• Serie: Near Eastern Center, UCLA; Mediterranean Society; Near Eastern Center, UCLA
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Mediterranean Sea, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history