Research Fields
- Medieval Jewish history under Islam
- Geniza studies
- Contacts and encounters between Judaism and Islam
About
Prof. Miriam Frenkel is professor in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Department of Jewish History and the Institute of History. She is The Menahem Ben Sasson Chair in Judaism and Islam through the Ages, head of the Institute of History, and Vice President of the Society for Judeo-Arabic Studies [SJAS].
Selected Publications
Miriam Frenkel, `The Compassionate and Benevolent`: Jewish Ruling Elites in the Medieval Islamicate World, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2021
Miriam Frenkel (ed.), The Jews in Medieval Egypt, Boston, ASP, 2021
Miriam Frenkel. Alison Salvesen, Sarah Pierce (eds.), Israel in Egypt, Leiden, Brill, 2020
Teaching
Bachelor's degree courses
Portraits of Conspicuous Figures in Medieval Jewish History in the Lands of Islam
The Jews of Islam: Historical and Social Perspectives
Tutorial teaching for outstanding undergraduate students at the School for History
Introduction to Medieval Jewish History (Cornerstones Program)
Jews and Judaism in Medieval Islamic Lands
Introduction to Jewish Medieval History in the Lands of Islam; Jewish Marginal Groups and Individuals in the Medieval Lands of Islam
In the Footsteps of Travelers and Travelogues in the Middle East
Daily Life in History (Cornerstones Program)
Master's degree courses
Literary Activities and Products of the Judeo-Arabic Culture
The Mediterranean as System, Idea and Vision
Jewish Material Culture in the Lands of Islam and Christianity
Jewish Ritual Poetry (piyyut)
Jewish Religious Life in the Lands of Islam
Mysticism, Magic, and Messianism among the Jews in the Lands of Islam
Basic Themes in the History and Culture of Mizrahi Jews
Jewish Material Culture in the Mdieval Lands of Islam