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Jewish Charitable Bequests and the Hekdesh Trust in Thirteenth-Century Spain

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ID3233701
AuthorsJudah D Galinsky (0000-0002-8538-1636, Touro College, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume35
Issue3
Pages423-440
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/0022195052564298
OpenAlexW2038426724
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited4

Charitable bequests after death were popular among Jews of Christian Spain. Wealthy Jews preferred to establish private charitable foundations—the hekdesh trusts, which show traces of both Christian and Islamic influence—to make such donations. Jewish religious traditions said that those who gave to charity would benefit in afterlife

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,22
Citation span2008 - 2015 (8)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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