Hi Moshe, what are you working on at the moment?
In my new project I’m working on dwelling patterns of Jews, Christians and Muslims in medieval Egypt (and a bit elsewhere). We know they lived side by side, but to what extent? How did it effect notions of communal identity, religious practices, inter-religious contacts and sympathies, and so on?
Which kinds of Genizah manuscript are you utilising for this?
There are several kinds of documents to look at:
1. Deeds of sale or rent, written either in Jewish or Muslim court,... Read More