Examining Debt Acknowledgements in the Cairo Geniza as Co-produced Artifacts of Religious Entanglement

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how debt acknowledgements in the Cairo Geniza serve as artifacts reflecting religious entanglement and cultural interactions.
• Analyzed historical manuscripts from the Cairo Geniza
• Examined debt acknowledgements and their religious contexts
• Interpreted findings within the framework of cultural entanglement
• Identified a diverse representation of religions in debt acknowledgements
• Demonstrated significant connections between economic transactions and religious affiliations
• Highlighted the complexity of social interactions in historical communities