A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Vol. V
Subtitle: The Individual (Mediterranean Society)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 19, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 687
ISBN-13: 9780520221628
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; Cultural studies; World history; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Middle East - General; History: World; History; History - General History; ASIA; Mediterranean Sea; Medieval; Jewish - General; Social Science / Anthropology / General; General; Cairo Genizah; Civilization; Islamic Empire; Jews
First sentence: In this concluding volume an attempt is made to draw a composite picture of the Mediterranean personality of medieval culture which emerges from the letters and documents of the Cairo Geniza.