This Noble House: Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East

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Copyright © 2013 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Franklin, Arnold E., 1971– This noble house : Jewish descendants of King David in the medieval Islamic East / Arnold E. Franklin. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Jewish culture and contexts) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4409-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. David, King of Israel—Family. 2. Jews—Nobility. 3. Jews— Genealogy—History. 4. Judaism—Relations—Islam. 5. Islam— Relations—Judaism. 6. Islamic Empire—Ethnic relations. I. Title. II. Series: Jewish culture and contexts. CS28.F73 2012 296.3'97—dc23 2012002586 ...