{"product_id":"the-fate-of-the-jews-in-the-early-islamic-near-east-tracing-the-demographic-shift-from-east-to-west-paperback-softback-9781009060950","title":"The Fate of the Jews in the Early Islamic Near East; Tracing the Demographic Shift from East to West (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009060950","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Fate of the Jews in the Early Islamic Near East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTracing the Demographic Shift from East to West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChallenges a foundational narrative of Jewish history under early Islam—that Jews went from farmers to merchants—presenting an alternative.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhillip Lieberman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009060950, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this fascinating monograph rightly challenges scholarly narratives received too uncritically and opens the door to new research questions and possibilities, as is the mark of every worthwhile scholarly book.' Thomas A. Carlson, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Phillip Lieberman revisits one of the foundational narratives of medieval Jewish history—that the rise of Islam led the Jews of Babylonia, the largest Jewish community prior to the rise of Islam, to abandon a livelihood based on agriculture and move into urban crafts and long-distance trade. Here, he presents an alternative account that reveals the complexity of interfaith relations in early Islam. Using Jewish and Islamic chronicles, legal materials, and the rich documentary evidence of the Cairo Geniza, Lieberman demonstrates that Jews initially remained on the rural periphery after the Islamic conquest of Iraq. Gradually, they assimilated to an emerging Islamicate identity as the new religion took shape, sapping towns and villages of their strength. Simultaneously, a small, elite group of  merchants and communal leaders migrated westward. Lieberman here explores their formative influence on the Jewish communities of the southern Mediterranean that flourished under Islamic conquest.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The field of history and the fields of Iraq\u003cbr\u003e 2. Jewish occupational choice and urbanization in Iraq\u003cbr\u003e 3. Conversion to Islam among the Jews of Early-ʿAbbāsid Iraq\u003cbr\u003e 4. Onomastics, the Cairo Geniza, and Jewish exceptionalism\u003cbr\u003e 5. The early vulgar Judeo-Arabic spelling (EPJAS) and westward movement\u003cbr\u003e 6. The development of Jewish and Islamic commercial law in the early Islamic centuries\u003cbr\u003e 7. Migratory movements throughout the Islamic Mediterranean in the early centuries of Islam.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Islam [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islam\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islam%20%5BHRH%5D%22\"\u003eHRH\u003c\/a\u003e], Medieval history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medieval history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medieval%20history%20%5BHBLC1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC1\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475001504024,"sku":"9781009060950","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009060950i.jpg?v=1785802959","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-fate-of-the-jews-in-the-early-islamic-near-east-tracing-the-demographic-shift-from-east-to-west-paperback-softback-9781009060950","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}