The Lost Archive : Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue
Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World
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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
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Utgivelsesdato:
14.01.2020
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ISBN:
9780691156477
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Språk:
, Engelsk
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Forlag:
Princeton University Press -
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Serie:
Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World
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Litteraturtype:
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Sider:
624
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Høyde:
26.1 cm
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Bredde:
17.4 cm
