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Jewish Self-Government in Medieval Egypt The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126

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Auteur:	Cohen, Mark R.
Titel:	Jewish Self-Government in Medieval Egypt The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126
Uitgever:	Princeton University Press
ISBN:	9780691615424
Serie:	Princeton Studies on the Near East
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 75,99
Verschijningsdatum:	14-07-2014
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Human rights

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	410
Hoogte mm.:	181
Breedte mm.:	253
Dikte mm.:	28
Gewicht gr.:	798

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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 an