Jewish Self-Government in Medieval Egypt : : The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126 / / Mark R. Cohen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Cohen, Mark R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1981
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East ; 851
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (410 p.)

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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- List Of Tables And Figure -- Preface -- Note -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. The Problem of Origins -- Chapter Two. Fatimid Realities and the Coptic Patriarchate -- Chapter Three. The Rise of the Headship of the Jews: Sociological Considerations -- Chapter Four. The Headship of the Jews: Cautious Beginnings, to 1082 -- Chapter Five. The Administration of David B. Daniel, Ca. 1082 to 1094 -- Chapter Six. The Second Administration of Mevorakh B. Saadya, 1094 to 1111 -- Chapter Seven. The Administration of Moses B. Mevorakh, 1112 to Ca. 1126 -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion: Institutional Innovation in a Medieval Community -- Appendix 1. The Geniza Corpus -- Appendix 2. Selected Geniza Documents -- Works Cited -- Index of Geniza Texts -- General Index