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Fustat on the Nile: The Jewish Elite in Medieval Egypt

Fustat on the Nile: The Jewish Elite in Medieval Egypt

Bareket

Hardcover

Series: Medieval Mediterranean, Book 24

African HistoryGeneral World HistoryInterior Design

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ISBN10: 9004114394
ISBN13: 9789004114395
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Published: Jun 24 1999
Pages: 295
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.58
Language: English
'Fustat Egypt which sits on the River Nile' - this is how the Jews called their city. Coalition and opposition, power struggles between leaders who were aided by local Jewish pressure groups and abetted by the Muslim authorities - these were a few of the characteristics of the leadership in the Jewish community of Fustat, the largest and liveliest of the Jewish communities in the eleventh century.
The author follows the activities of these leaders and analyzes their motives in the light of the complex relationships developing in the community between the different ethnic groups, while in the background the traditional centers of Jewish authority in Palestine and Babylon battle each other for control of the Jewish people.
The survey of the dramatic events was made by analysis of documents and letters from the Geniza in Cairo.

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