The Lost Archive Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue |
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| Author:
| Rustow, Marina |
| Series title: | Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-15647-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentationThe lost archive of the Fatimid caliphate (909-1171) survived in an unexpected place: the storage room, or geniza, of a synagogue in Cairo, recycled as scrap paper and deposited there by medieval Jews. Marina Rustow tells the story of this extraordinary find, inviting u
A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentationThe lost archive of the Fatimid caliphate (909-1171) survived in an unexpected place: the storage room, or geniza, of a synagogue in Cairo, recycled as scrap paper and deposited there by medieval Jews. Marina Rustow tells the story of this extraordinary find, inviting u