Byzantine Jewry in the Mediterranean economy /

Using primary sources, Joshua Holo uncovers the day-to-day workings of the Byzantine-Jewish economy in the middle Byzantine period. Built on a web of exchange systems both exclusive to the Jewish community and integrated in society at large, this economy forces a revision of Jewish history in the re...

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Main Author: Holo, Joshua, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Byzantine-Jewish economic history
  • Byzantine Jews throughout the Mediterranean : fluidity and exchange
  • The inner economy of the Jewish communities
  • The integrated Jewish economy
  • Byzantine-Jewish trade and the commercial revolution
  • Conclusion : a new perspective on Byzantine economic history.