Franklin, Arnold E. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812206401 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>David,-King of Israel-Family.<br/>Jews-Nobility.<br/>Jews-Genealogy.<br/>Judaism-Relations-Islam.<br/>Islam-Relations-Judaism.<br/>Islamic Empire-Ethnic relations.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CS28 -- .F73 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.3/97