Karaite Marriage Contracts from the Cairo Geniza Legal Traditions and Community Life in Mediaeval Egypt and Palestine |
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| Author:
| Olszowy-Schlanger, Judith |
| Series title: | Études Sur le Judaïsme Médiéval Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-10886-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1997 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $466.00 |
Book Description:
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The edition and linguistic, palaeographic and legal analysis of 65 marriage documents preserved in the Cairo Geniza shed a unique light on the socio-economic and intellectual history of the mediaeval Karaite Jews who wrote them.
The edition and linguistic, palaeographic and legal analysis of 65 marriage documents preserved in the Cairo Geniza shed a unique light on the socio-economic and intellectual history of the mediaeval Karaite Jews who wrote them.