Jewish Self-Government in Medieval Egypt :The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126 ( Princeton Legacy Library )

Publication subTitle :The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126

Publication series :Princeton Legacy Library

Author: Cohen Mark R.;;;  

Publisher: Princeton University Press‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781400853588

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691053073

Subject: B9 Religion;B985 Judaism (Hebrew);D0 Political Theory;D73/77 National Politics

Keyword: 宗教,政治理论

Language: ENG

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Under three successive Islamic dynasties--the Fatimids, the Ayyubids, and the Mamluks--the Egyptian Office of the Head of the Jews (also known as the Nagid) became the most powerful representative of medieval Jewish autonomy in the Islamic world. To determine the origins of this institution, Mark Cohen concentrates on the complex web of internal and external circumstances during the latter part of the eleventh century.

Originally published in 1981.

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List of Tables and Figure

List of Tables and Figure

Preface

Preface

Note

Note

Abbreviations

Abbreviations

2 Fatimid Realities and the Coptic Patriarchate

2 Fatimid Realities and the Coptic Patriarchate

3 The Rise of the Headship of the Jews Sociological Considerations

3 The Rise of the Headship of the Jews Sociological Considerations

Appendix A Notables in Fustat-Cairo Supporting the Creation of the Headship of the Jews, ca 1060 to ca 1130

Appendix A Notables in Fustat-Cairo Supporting the Creation of the Headship of the Jews, ca 1060 to ca 1130

Appendix B The House of Mevorakh b. Saadya

Appendix B The House of Mevorakh b. Saadya

4 The Headship of the Jews Cautious Beginnings, to 1082

4 The Headship of the Jews Cautious Beginnings, to 1082

5 The Administration of David b Daniel, ca 1082 to 1094

5 The Administration of David b Daniel, ca 1082 to 1094

6 The Second Administration of Mevorakh b Saadya, 1094 to 1111

6 The Second Administration of Mevorakh b Saadya, 1094 to 1111

7 The Administration of Moses b Mevorakh, 1112 to ca 1126

7 The Administration of Moses b Mevorakh, 1112 to ca 1126

8 Conclusion Institutional Innovation in a Medieval Community

8 Conclusion Institutional Innovation in a Medieval Community

Appendix 1 The Geniza Corpus

Appendix 1 The Geniza Corpus

Appendix 2 Selected Geniza Documents

Appendix 2 Selected Geniza Documents

Works Cited

Works Cited

Index of Geniza Texts

Index of Geniza Texts

General Index

General Index

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