UID:
edocfu_9958352309402883
Format:
1 online resource (320 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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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.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. "Sharīf of the Jewish Nation": Reconceptualizing the House of David in the Islamic East --
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Chapter 2. "The Truth of the Pedigree": Documenting Origins and the Public Performance of Lineage --
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Chapter 3. Ancestry as Authority: Lineage and Power in Near Eastern Jewish Society --
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Chapter 4. "Designated in the Past and for the Future": Davidic Dynasts and Medieval Messianic Anticipation --
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Chapter 5. "The Sharīf of Every People Is Well-Born": Genealogy and the Legitimization of Minority Culture --
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Conclusion --
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Appendix A. Halper 462: Transcription and Translation --
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Appendix B. A Tentative List of Davidic Dynasts Datable between ca. 950 and ca. 1450 --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index of Manuscript Sources --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812206401
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206401
