Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund

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Format: 1 online resource (320 pages) : , illustrations.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780812206401

Series Statement: Jewish Culture and Contexts

Content: This Noble House examines the importance of biblical ancestry—especially the claim of descent from King David—for Jews living in the medieval Islamic world.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1. "Sharīf of the Jewish Nation": Reconceptualizing the House of David in the Islamic East -- , Chapter 2. "The Truth of the Pedigree": Documenting Origins and the Public Performance of Lineage -- , Chapter 3. Ancestry as Authority: Lineage and Power in Near Eastern Jewish Society -- , Chapter 4. "Designated in the Past and for the Future": Davidic Dynasts and Medieval Messianic Anticipation -- , Chapter 5. "The Sharīf of Every People Is Well-Born": Genealogy and the Legitimization of Minority Culture -- , Conclusion -- , Appendix A. Halper 462: Transcription and Translation -- , Appendix B. A Tentative List of Davidic Dynasts Datable between ca. 950 and ca. 1450 -- , Abbreviations -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index of Manuscript Sources -- , Index -- , Acknowledgments. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.9783/9780812206401

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206401

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Format: 1 online resource (321 pages)

ISBN: 9780812206401

Series Statement: Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser

Content: This Noble House examines the importance of biblical ancestry--especially the claim of descent from King David--for Jews living in the medieval Islamic world.

Content: Cover -- This Noble House -- JEWISH CULTURE AND CONTEXTS -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration, Names, and Dates -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. "Sharīf of the Jewish Nation": Reconceptualizing the House of David in the Islamic East -- Chapter 2. "The Truth of the Pedigree": Documenting Origins and the Public Performance of Lineage -- Chapter 3. Ancestry as Authority: Lineage and Power in Near Eastern Jewish Society -- Chapter 4. "Designated in the Past and for the Future": Davidic Dynasts and Medieval Messianic Anticipation -- Chapter 5. "The Sharīf of Every People Is Well-Born": Genealogy and the Legitimization of Minority Culture -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Halper 462: Transcription and Translation -- Appendix B. A Tentative List of Davidic Dynasts Datable between ca. 950 and ca. 1450 -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Manuscript Sources -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780812244090

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780812244090

Language: English

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