Unified EmpireIslam creates a common zone for tradeShared languageAcceptance of minority status (dhimmi)Neutral society and secular cultureCarfule marking of statusUrban developmentIraqi JewryBaghdadUmayyad Caliphate Abassid (750)Syria IraqBenjamin of Teudela c. 1160sLarge populationSelf-Governing CommunityClaim to broad authority derives from CaliphateGaonateInherit the mantle of Talmudic academiesBase their prestige on Talmudic textGaon Ya’akov “Pride of Jacob”Exilarchate (Reish Galuta; Rosh ha-Gola)Claim authority of Davidic lineageMeritocracy and aristocracyJews don’t have institutions, claim to legitimacy is claim to be part of a traditionChallenges to AuthoritySaadia of EgyptArgues on intellectual grounds against old familiesKaraismMyth of ananAmuel ha-NagidUmayyad CaliphateHadai ibn Shaprut (905-975)Court physician and advisorInventor of Spanish independenceLegend of 4 captivesSamuel ibn Naghrela in Granada11/12/2012 21:24:00← Unified Empire← Islam creates a common zone for trade← Shared language← Acceptance of minority status (dhimmi)← Neutral society and secular culture← Carfule marking of status← Urban development← Iraqi Jewry← Baghdad← Umayyad Caliphate Abassid (750) ← Syria Iraq← Benjamin of Teudela c. 1160s← Large population← Self-Governing Community← Claim to broad authority derives from Caliphate← Gaonate← Inherit the mantle of Talmudic academies← Base their prestige on Talmudic text← Gaon Ya’akov “Pride of Jacob”← Exilarchate (Reish Galuta; Rosh ha-Gola)← Claim authority of Davidic lineage← Meritocracy and aristocracy← Jews don’t have institutions, claim to legitimacy is claim to be part of a tradition← Challenges to Authority← Saadia of Egypt← Argues on intellectual grounds against old families← Karaism← Myth of anan← Amuel ha-Nagid← Umayyad Caliphate← Hadai ibn Shaprut (905-975)← Court physician and advisor← Inventor of Spanish independence← Legend of 4 captives← Samuel ibn Naghrela in Granada←11/12/2012 21:24:00←11/12/2012
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