This Noble House : Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East.
Franklin, Arnold E.
This Noble House : Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Jewish Culture and Contexts Series . - Jewish Culture and Contexts Series .
Cover -- This Noble House -- JEWISH CULTURE AND CONTEXTS -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration, Names, and Dates -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. "Sharīf of the Jewish Nation": Reconceptualizing the House of David in the Islamic East -- Chapter 2. "The Truth of the Pedigree": Documenting Origins and the Public Performance of Lineage -- Chapter 3. Ancestry as Authority: Lineage and Power in Near Eastern Jewish Society -- Chapter 4. "Designated in the Past and for the Future": Davidic Dynasts and Medieval Messianic Anticipation -- Chapter 5. "The Sharīf of Every People Is Well-Born": Genealogy and the Legitimization of Minority Culture -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Halper 462: Transcription and Translation -- Appendix B. A Tentative List of Davidic Dynasts Datable between ca. 950 and ca. 1450 -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Manuscript Sources -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
This Noble House examines the importance of biblical ancestry--especially the claim of descent from King David--for Jews living in the medieval Islamic world.
9780812206401
David,-King of Israel-Family.
Jews-Nobility.
Jews-Genealogy.
Judaism-Relations-Islam.
Islam-Relations-Judaism.
Islamic Empire-Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
CS28 -- .F73 2013eb
296.3/97
This Noble House : Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Jewish Culture and Contexts Series . - Jewish Culture and Contexts Series .
Cover -- This Noble House -- JEWISH CULTURE AND CONTEXTS -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration, Names, and Dates -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. "Sharīf of the Jewish Nation": Reconceptualizing the House of David in the Islamic East -- Chapter 2. "The Truth of the Pedigree": Documenting Origins and the Public Performance of Lineage -- Chapter 3. Ancestry as Authority: Lineage and Power in Near Eastern Jewish Society -- Chapter 4. "Designated in the Past and for the Future": Davidic Dynasts and Medieval Messianic Anticipation -- Chapter 5. "The Sharīf of Every People Is Well-Born": Genealogy and the Legitimization of Minority Culture -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Halper 462: Transcription and Translation -- Appendix B. A Tentative List of Davidic Dynasts Datable between ca. 950 and ca. 1450 -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Manuscript Sources -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
This Noble House examines the importance of biblical ancestry--especially the claim of descent from King David--for Jews living in the medieval Islamic world.
9780812206401
David,-King of Israel-Family.
Jews-Nobility.
Jews-Genealogy.
Judaism-Relations-Islam.
Islam-Relations-Judaism.
Islamic Empire-Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
CS28 -- .F73 2013eb
296.3/97