Phillip I Ackerman Lieberman: 1 book
The Business of Identity
Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
The Cairo Geniza is the largest and richest store of documentary evidence for the medieval Islamic world. This book seeks to revolutionize the way scholars use that treasure trove. Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman draws on legal documents from the Geniza to reconceive of life in the medieval Islamic...
