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S. D. Goitein's magisterial fivevolume work on Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean world offers an unparalleled view of how people lived, traveled, worshiped, and conducted their economic and social affairs. Living under Muslim rule, the Jews became increasingly urbanized and played a significant part in an expanding world economy. As major actors in the flourishing intellectual life of the period, they forged much of what constitutes traditional Judaism today and served as a conduit of Islamic learning to the Christian West.Goitein's masterpiece is now abridged and reworked by Jacob Lassner in a single volume that captures the essential narratives and contexts of the original. To understand the value of this distillation, we need to picture the remarkable, allbutimpenetrable cache of unique letters and documents found by accident in a geniza, or repository of sacred writings, in Old Cairo. These materials, unlike historical chronicles and literary texts of the time, represent the living experiences of people in a wide variety of settings throughout the entire Mediterranean and stretching as far east as the Indian subcontinent.Goitein explored and interpreted these texts as no other scholar had. Lassner, in turn, makes Goitein's findings available to a wide audience and then moves on to raise a host of new and tantalizing questions about the Jews of the Geniza and the relationship of their community to the hegemonic Muslim society.
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- Q: What is 'Mediterranean Society, An Abridgment in One Volume' about? A: This book by S. D. Goitein provides a comprehensive overview of Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean, highlighting their cultural, economic, and social interactions under Muslim rule.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author is S. D. Goitein, a renowned scholar known for his extensive research on Jewish life in the medieval Mediterranean.
- Q: When was this book published? A: The book was published on December 1, 2003.
- Q: What is the page count of the book? A: The book contains 528 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is this book a first edition? A: Yes, this is the first edition of 'Mediterranean Society, An Abridgment in One Volume'.
- Q: What themes are explored in the book? A: The book explores themes such as urbanization, economic participation, and the cultural exchange between Jews and Muslims in the medieval period.
- Q: How does this book differ from the original five-volume work? A: This abridged version condenses the original extensive research into a single volume, making it more accessible while retaining essential narratives and contexts.
- Q: Who reworked Goitein's original work for this edition? A: Jacob Lassner reworked Goitein's original five-volume work into this abridged edition.
- Q: What can readers expect from the book's content? A: Readers can expect a blend of historical insights, personal experiences from the Geniza documents, and an exploration of the Jewish community's relationship with the broader Muslim society.