Dynasties of Jewish physicians in the Fatimid and Ayyubid periods

This article discusses dynasties of Jewish practitioners - physicians, for the most part, as well as pharmacists - in the High Middle Ages in Egypt and Syria. Based on reliable Jewish sources, primarily Genizah documents and Muslim Arabic historiographical literature, twenty-four dynasties of Jewish...

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Authors: Mazor, Amir 1976- (Author) ; Lev, Efrayim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 2019
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 2018, Volume: 89, Pages: 221-260
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Physicist / Royal house / Fatimids 909-1171 / Aijubiden 1170-1250
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
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Summary:This article discusses dynasties of Jewish practitioners - physicians, for the most part, as well as pharmacists - in the High Middle Ages in Egypt and Syria. Based on reliable Jewish sources, primarily Genizah documents and Muslim Arabic historiographical literature, twenty-four dynasties of Jewish physicians in Egypt and Syria during the Fatimid and Ayyubid periods (1171-1250/60 ce) are surveyed, with a particular focus on five of them in terms of their social and political status within Jewish society and vis-à-vis the Muslim authorities and social elite.
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College annual
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15650/hebruniocollannu.89.2018.0221