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Subject(s)

• Cairo Genizah [Browse]
• Commerce—History—Medieval, 500-1500—Sources [Browse]
• India—Commerce—History—To 1500—Sources [Browse]

Related name

• Friedman, Mordechai Akiva [Browse]

Series

• Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 31 [More in this series]
• Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 31. [More in this series]
• Brill eBook titles 2007

Summary note

The India trade in Oriental spices, pharmaceutical, dyeing and other materials was the backbone of medieval economy, especially in the Islamic world. A unique source of documentation is now available in 11th-12th century Geniza letters, written in Judeo-Arabic (Middle Arabic in Hebrew characters), by participants in this activity. The documents are presented in translation with an introduction and notes. They deal with economic history and material, social, and spiritual civilization. Besides illuminating the activities of the Jewish traders of the Indian Ocean and their families in the territories from the Far East to southern Arabia and Egypt, the letters contain valuable information on Jewish and Islamic culture, relations between Jews and Arabs, Mediterranean culture, and Judeo-Arabic. This book is also available in paperback.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language note

English

Contents

• Preliminary Material / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Chapter One. Letters And Documents On The India Trade In Medieval Times—A Preview / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Chapter Two. Dramatis Personae / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Chapter Three. Select Studies On Shipping And Travel / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Chapter One. Joseph B. David Lebdi And His Family / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Chapter Two. Madmun B. Hasan-Japheth, Prince Of Yemenite Jewry, And His Family / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Chapter Three. Abraham Ben Yiju And His Family / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• List Of Works Cited And Abbreviations / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein
• Indexes / M.A. Friedman and S.D.F. Goitein.

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Other title(s)

Documents from the Cairo Geniza : ("India book")

ISBN

• 1-281-91746-X
• 9786611917463
• 90-474-2307-0

OCLC

• 307589618
• 77116920

Doi

• 10.1163/ej.9789004154728.i-918

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