Heresy and the Politics of Community: The Jews of the Fatimid Caliphate

by Marina Rustow

Book Overview

In a book with a bold new view of medieval Jewish history, written in a style accessible to nonspecialists and students as well as to scholars in the field, Marina Rustow changes our understanding of the origins and nature of heresy itself. Scholars have long believed that the Rabbanites and Qaraites, the two major Jewish groups under Islamic rule, split decisively in the tenth century and from that time forward the minority Qaraites were deemed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801456509
• ISBN13: 9780801456503
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher