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It sounds like the Karaites are in quite a different economic position compared to their situation in the Middle Ages. ... How did the Karaite leadership respond to the economic troubles of their community?

Can you tell us about some of the non-Genizah sources that supplement our understanding of economic relationships like this? ... But I need to look more closely at neighbouring regions to test this hypothesis.

My present project deals with the history of Babylonian Jewry in the early Middle Ages - the first centuries of Muslim rule - and with the position of Jews in the economic life

or medieval economic and social history. ... Lemay, R. (1982) ‘Arabic Numerals,’ in Strayer, J.R. (ed) Dictionary of the Middle Ages, vol.

In fact, many of the merchants who left their books and papers in the Genizah themselves were originally from North Africa, and migrated to Egypt both for economic reasons and due ... Sometimes when people talk about the Genizah he’s portrayed as an

standpoint concerning the investigation of every facet of the codex; for it was, moreover, necessary for practical reasons as well, given the special circumstances of Jewish people during the Middle Ages, ... It has been possible to identify developments

the Middle Ages. ... Al-Andalus’ cultural splendor and economic prosperity derived from its key role in Mediterranean commercial networks, and many fragments of Andalusi origin are found among the Cairo Genizah manuscripts.