This Noble House: Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East

Arnold E. Franklin

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2013

This Noble House

Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East

Arnold E. Franklin

In the series Jewish Culture and Contexts

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206401

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About this book

This Noble House examines the importance of biblical ancestry—especially the claim of descent from King David—for Jews living in the medieval Islamic world.

Author / Editor information

Arnold E. Franklin teaches history at Queens College, City University of New York.

Reviews

"A substantial, rich, and original work that takes a typically Jewish topic into the heart of an Islamic cultural context."—Menahem Ben-Sasson, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"A welcome, thoroughly researched, and important study of the barely noticed shift in the attitude of the Jews of the Muslim East toward genealogy and the ways in which this shift was occasioned by their deep encounter with Islamic civilization. I applaud the ease with which Franklin incorporates such diverse materials."—Ross Brann, Cornell University

"Franklin's rich contribution to the field of Jewish history and culture in the medieval Islamic Near East . . . restores a key aspect of Jewish society to its proper place in historical scholarship, an achievement that is long overdue. Most importantly, Franklin's work fills in a major gap in our understanding of the complex negotiation and confident self-assertion of minority populations within the medieval Islamic world. For his sophisticated synthesis and analysis of a complex web of interconnected topics pertaining to Jewish prestige and power within medieval Islam, scholars of medieval Judaism and Islam alike owe Arnold Franklin a debt of gratitude."—Jewish History

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. “Sharīf of the Jewish Nation”: Reconceptualizing the House of David in the Islamic East Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Chapter 2. “The Truth of the Pedigree”: Documenting Origins and the Public Performance of Lineage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Chapter 3. Ancestry as Authority: Lineage and Power in Near Eastern Jewish Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Chapter 4. “Designated in the Past and for the Future”: Davidic Dynasts and Medieval Messianic Anticipation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Chapter 5. “The Sharīf of Every People Is Well-Born”: Genealogy and the Legitimization of Minority Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Appendix A. Halper 462: Transcription and Translation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Appendix B. A Tentative List of Davidic Dynasts Datable between ca. 950 and ca. 1450 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index of Manuscript Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 5 illus.
Keywords: Religion; Jewish Studies; Religious Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies

eBook

Published: October 15, 2012
ISBN: 9780812206401