"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.

Info autore

Miriam Frenkel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Miriam Frenkel
• Con la collaborazione di: Tzemah Yoreh (Editore), Tzemah Yoreh (Traduzione)
• Editore: De Gruyter
• Titolo originale: Ha-ohavim ve-ha-nedivim: ilit manhiga be-kerev yehudei aleksandria bi-yemei ha-beinayim
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9783110712872
• ISBN: 978-3-11-071287-2
• Pagine: 333
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 31 mm x 230 mm
• Peso: 663 g
• Illustrazioni: 1 b/w ill.
• Serie: Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie