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Maimonides and the merchants : Jewish law and society in the medieval Islamic world /

The advent of Islam in the seventh century brought profound economic changes to the Jews living in the Middle East, and Talmudic law, compiled in and for an agrarian society, was ill equipped to address an increasingly mercantile world. In response, and over the course of the seventh through elevent...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Mark R., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2017.
Series:Jewish culture and contexts.
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Online Access:Texto completo