Hispanojewish Archaeology (2 vols.): The Jews of Hispania in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages through Their Material Remains

Author:   Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   66
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Pages:   1111
Publication Date:   22 April 2021
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In Hispanojewish Archaeology, Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser provides the first book-length archaeological exploration of the Jewish presence in late antique and early medieval Hispania. Using epigraphic, numismatic, architectural, and other archaeological remains, this volume describes the multiple cultural expressions of a vibrant Jewish community that emerged as part of the Mediterranean Diaspora, becoming part of the wider Hispanian society. Part of this review includes a detailed examination of the Ilici (Elche, Spain) basilical building, interpreted by previous scholars as both a church and a synagogue, using published and hitherto unpublished material of its decades-long excavation. From the archaeological remains of this Hispanojewish presence a new picture emerges, challenging the traditional premises of the archaeological research on the late antique western Mediterranean.

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Author:   Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   66
Weight:   2.166kg
ISBN:  

9789004419919


ISBN 10:   9004419918
Pages:   1111
Publication Date:   22 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface List of Maps, Figures, Tables, Charts and Plates Abbreviations Epigraphic Symbols Map of the Hispanojewish World Introduction Part 1 Introducing Jewish Hispania 1 Jews in Iberia, Out of History  1 First Musings: Perez Bayer and the Real Academia de la Historia  2 José Amador de los Ríos and the Aborted National History of Iberian Jews  3 Jewish Archaeology in the Iberian Peninsula: Fidel Fita and His Contemporary Descendants  4 Theoretical Basis for the Archaeology of the Jews 2 Jewish Voices from Stone: Jewish Epigraphy and Its Art from Hispania  1 Balearica  2 Baetica  3 Cartaginensis  4 Lusitania  5 Tarraconensis  6 Narbonensis (Septimania)  7 Mauritania Tingitana  8 Analysis of the Inscriptions  9 Conclusions  10 Appendix to Chapter 2 3 Jews from Their Objects: Ergology and Sites from Late Antique Hispania  1 1st Century Coins from Iudaea in Hispania  2 Decorated Oil Lamps  3 Storage Stamp  4 The Orihuela Stela  5 The Mas Rimbau Menorah  6 The Intaglio of Ammaia  7 A Review of the Objects 4 The Elche Basin and Water Installations in Iberian Peninsula Synagogues  1 Introduction  2 Two Water Basins from Hispania  3 Water Basins in the Mediterranean Jewish Sites in Late Antiquity  4 The Water Installations in Medieval Fustat and the Iberian Peninsula  5 What Were These Basins For? Evidence from Literary Sources  6 The Water Basins in the Iberian Peninsula: A Summary 5 The Early Middle Ages: Dawn of Classical Sepharad  1 A Supposed Hebrew Eighth-Century Coin from Al-Andalus  2 Seven Jewish Inscriptions from the Early Middle Ages  3 Conclusion Part 2 The Ilici Basilical Synagogue Building 6 Archaeological Research in the Elche Basilical Building and Its Sources  1 Location of the Alcudia de Elche and Its “Basilica”  2 First Interventions  3 The Discovery of the Elche Basilical Building: The Ibarra-Albertini Expedition and Publications  4 Rediscovery of the Elche Basilical Building  5 Reassessment and Review (1955–2005)  6 Conclusions 7 Stratigraphic Sequencing and Architectural Features of Area B  1 Introduction  2 Main Area B  3 Peripheral Sub-areas of B  4 Features of the Basilical Building  5 Phases of Area B 8 Description and Stratigraphic Sequencing of Area S (“Sacristía”)  1 Introduction  2 Delimitation of Area S  3 Stratigraphic Relations of Area S  4 Chronology of Area S 9 South of the “Basilica”: Areas T and C  1 Introduction  2 Definition of Areas T and C  3 Stratigraphic Sequencing of Areas T and C  4 Phases of Areas C and T  5 Areas C and T as Part of the Site 10 The Northeastern “Palace” (Area P)  1 Introduction  2 Definition of Area P  3 Stratigraphic Data from Area P  4 Interpretation of Data: Phases and Use  5 Conclusion 11 Interpreting the Ilici Synagogue  1 Introduction  2 The Pre-Domus Levels  3 Pre-synagogue Domus  4 The Synagogue of Ilici: Parallels and Liturgical Features  5 The Church  6 Abandonment Levels: The “Visigothic” Cemetery  7 Adjacent Structures  8 Reconstruction and Conclusion 12 Epilogue Annex A: Areas and Codes Annex B: Codification Annex C: Stratigraphic Unit Catalogue Annex D: Relation between the Re-excavation Catalogue of Materials and the Catalogue of Items from the Alcudia de Elche Annex E: Isometric Plan and Reconstruction Archival Documents Ancient References Bibliography Onomastic Index Index of Latin and Greek Words Index of Hebrew Words General Index Plates

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Alexander Bar-Magen Numhauser (b. 1987) is a researcher of late antique and medieval archaeology of Judaism in the western Mediterranean, publishing works in journals such as ANAS, and the 4th Tarraco Biennal conference proceedings (2019). He obtained his PhD in 2017 at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

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