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India Traders of the Middle Ages: Documents from the Cairo Geniza 'India Book'
Contributor(s): Goitein, Shelomo Dov (Author), Friedman, Mordechai (Author)
ISBN: 9004154728     ISBN-13: 9789004154728
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE:   $420.85  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2007
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Annotation: The annotated and translated letters of 11th-12th century traders of the Jewish Indian Ocean, found in the Cairo Geniza, provide fascinating information on commerce between the Far East, Yemen and the Mediterranean, medieval material, social, and spiritual civilization among Jews and Arabs, and Judeo-Arabic.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - General
- Business & Economics | International - General
- History | Jewish - General
Dewey: 382.089
LCCN: 2006101956
Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval
Physical Information: 948 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
 
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The India trade in Oriental spices, pharmaceutical, dyeing and other materials was the backbone of medieval economy, especially in the Islamic world. A unique source of documentation is now available in 11th-12th century Geniza letters, written in Judeo-Arabic (Middle Arabic in Hebrew characters), by participants in this activity. The documents are presented in translation with an introduction and notes. They deal with economic history and material, social, and spiritual civilization. Besides illuminating the activities of the Jewish traders of the Indian Ocean and their families in the territories from the Far East to southern Arabia and Egypt, the letters contain valuable information on Jewish and Islamic culture, relations between Jews and Arabs, Mediterranean culture, and Judeo-Arabic.