The Jews in Medieval Egypt

Published by Academic Studies Press 2021

The Jews in Medieval Egypt

Edited by: Miriam Frenkel

In the series The Lands and Ages of the Jewish People

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618117489

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Jewish life in medieval Egypt, hitherto an obscure and understudied theme, is revealed in this volume in all its complexity and richness. This book offers the most recent scholarship on the communal, judicial, economic, lingual, familial, and spiritual aspects of Jewish life medieval Islamic Egypt.

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Frenkel Miriam :

Miriam Frenkel is Professor of Medieval Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the Menahem Ben-Sasson Chair in Judaism & Islam Through the Ages and head of the School of History.

Miriam Frenkel is Professor of Medieval Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the Menahem Ben-Sasson Chair in Judaism & Islam Through the Ages and head of the School of History.

Reviews

“Frenkel… has compiled an excellent survey of Jews in Islamic Egypt from their renewal during the Byzantine period until the Ottoman conquest in 1517… Recommended.”

— S. Bowman, emeritus, University of Cincinnati, CHOICE

“This is a very well-conceived and very welcome volume. It offers a clear, sophisticated, and up-to-date synthesis of an unusually broad range of aspects of medieval Jewish Egyptian history, written by leading specialists in the field. An indispensable resource for students and scholars alike.”

—Eve Krakowski, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies, Princeton University

“This is the first collection of studies entirely devoted to the history of Jews in medieval Egypt from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries. A team of researchers, specialists in different fields of Jewish studies, investigates a wide range of topics pertaining to the communal self-government, the legal arena, economic life, family life, language, and culture. The volume is unique in its broad approach to Jewish life in medieval Egypt and explores diverse topics such as converts and renegades as well as poetry and manifestations of pietism. The volume begins with the world of Late Antiquity and ends with the discussion of the Jews during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), offering a panoramic view of Jewish history intertwined with the Islamic history of medieval Egypt. The chapters are written in the highest academic standards but are also accessible to the wider readership.”

—Yaacov Lev, Professor Emeritus, Department of Middle Eastern History, Bar Ilan University

“This is the first collection of studies entirely devoted to the history of Jews in medieval Egypt, from the seventh to the fifteenth century. A team of researchers, specialists in different fields of Jewish studies, investigates a wide range of topics pertaining to the communal self-government, the legal arena, economic life, family life, language and culture. The volume is unique in its broad approach to Jewish life in medieval Egypt and explores diverse topics such as converts and renegades as well as poetry and manifestations of pietism. The volume begins with the world of Late Antiquity and ends with the discussion of the Jews during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), offering a panoramic view Jewish history intertwined with the Islamic history of medieval Egypt. The chapters are written in the highest academic standards but are also accessible to the wider readership.”

—Yaacov Lev, Professor Emeritus in Middle Eastern Studies, Bar-Ilan University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Miriam Frenkel Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
1 Between the Hellenistic World and the Cairo Genizah: The Jewish Community in Late Antique Egypt Tal Ilan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 A Concise History of Islamic Egypt Yehoshua Frenkel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3 The Community’s Borders; Converts and Renegades Moshe Yagur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4 Communal Self-Government: The Genizah Period Mark R. Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
5 Introduction to the Legal Arena Oded Zinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
6 Jewish Economic Life in Medieval Egypt: Images, Theories, and Research Jessica Goldberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
7 Jewish Family Life in Medieval Egypt Miriam Frenkel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
8 Situating Egyptian Pietism Elisha Russ-Fishbane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
9 Languages and Language Varieties Used by Medieval Egyptian Jews Esther-Miriam Wagner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
10 Hebrew Poetry in Medieval Egypt Joseph Yahalom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
11 The Jews in Medieval Egypt under the Mamluks (1250–1517) Amir Mazor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 328
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 9
Keywords: history; Middle Ages; Fatimids; Ayyubids; Egypt; Cairo Geniza; minorities; Islam; Dhimma; Medieval; Moses Maimonides; antiquity; ancient; geography; politics; self-government; law; mishnah; economy; family life; marriage; religious practice; Judaism; customs; language; culture; Hebrew poetry; Mamluks; Jewish-Muslim relations; Judeo-Arabic literature; antisemitism

eBook

Published: March 23, 2021
ISBN: 9781618117489