HIST 219 Lecture Notes - Arabian Peninsula, Jizya, Dhimmi
Document Summary
Judeo-christian values opposite is eastern religions, islam: became popular in the 80s, conservatives invoke judeo-christian values, post-9/11 term meaning has changed, in the past, jews would have said they have far more in common with islamic. Ideas, styles, tastes: jews living under islam benefitted from them. North africa, sw europe: theological, the quran says muhammad killing/enslaving jewish women & children, by 8th century, islamic leaders don"t feel jewish people are threat. Jizya a tax that j/c have to pay; demonstrate servitude, o shame j/c: economic, geonim; responsa. Jewish communal leadership under abasid caliphate learning. Jews weren"t working exclusively with other jews: trading network of upper-class jews, women"s work as well wet nurses for muslim families, helping husbands with work, teaching embroidery, clothing industry, cultural. Jews under islam had the same attitude toward shoes: in muslim culture, throwing a shoe is the highest form of insult, when jews went to synagogue, remove shoes.
