Maimonides and the Merchants Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World |
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| Author:
| Cohen, Mark R. |
| Series title: | Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4914-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.95 |
Book Description:
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In Maimonides and the Merchants, Mark R. Cohen reveals the extent of pragmatic revisions to the halakha, or body of Jewish law, introduced by Moses Maimonides in his Mishneh Torah, the comprehensive legal code he compiled in the late twelfth century.
In Maimonides and the Merchants, Mark R. Cohen reveals the extent of pragmatic revisions to the halakha, or body of Jewish law, introduced by Moses Maimonides in his Mishneh Torah, the comprehensive legal code he compiled in the late twelfth century.