A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Vol. III
Subtitle: The Family (Mediterranean Society)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 19, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 543
ISBN-13: 9780520221604
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; Cultural studies; World history; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History: World; History; History - General History; ASIA; Mediterranean Sea; Jewish - General; Middle East - General; Social Science / Anthropology / General; General; Cairo Genizah; Civilization; Islamic Empire; Jews
First sentence: The community mirrored in the documents of the Cairo Geniza was bound by a religious law developed over many generations long passed.