Markets and marketing in Roman Palestine / by Ben-Zion Rosenfeld and Joseph Menirav ; translated from the Hebrew by Chava Cassel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rozenfeld, Ben Tsiyon.

Contributor:

Menirav, Joseph.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism 1384-2161 ; v. 99.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 99

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Markets--Palestine--History--To 1500.

Markets.

Marketing--Palestine--History--To 1500.

Marketing.

Jews--History--70-638.

Jews.

History.

Palestine--Economic conditions.

Palestine.

Rome--Antiquities.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Antiquities.

Marketing in rabbinical literature.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Physical Description:

xii, 281 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Summary:

This book presents a variety of topics relating to the market in Roman Palestine. It deals with the main elements of commercial life - the different types of markets and the entities and figures that played a part in it. It portrays the process by which the flow of goods in the market occurs - from the end of the production process, via the entire range of middlemen, to the end user. A chapter is devoted to the pricing of merchandise in the economy of Roman Palestine. It offers a comprehensive framework which includes the techniques by which prices were determined and enforced. Other chapters deal with the image of the different market vendors, as viewed by the public and by the Jewish sages, and the commercial activity that took place in and around the synagogues. This study is based on a combination of rabbinic, literary and archaeological sources as well as epigraphic findings. It depicts the economy of Roman Palestine against the backdrop of the Roman Empire.

Contents:

a The Different Types of Markets 1

b State of the Research 3

c Methodology and Chronology 5

d The Chapters of the Book 7

e The Market and Society 9

f Sources and Translations 13

II Permanent Markets 15

b Permanent Markets in the Roman Empire 15

c Permanent Markets in Palestine 17

d The Makolin 26

e The Emporium 29

III Periodic Markets 33

b Periodic Markets in the Roman Empire 33

c Periodic Markets in Palestine 38

1 Definitions and Characteristics 38

2 The Small Town Market 41

3 Periodic Markets in the Large Towns and Cities 43

4 The Sidki 45

d Fairs in the Roman Empire 50

e Fairs in Palestine 58

1 Main Characteristics 58

2 The Attitude of the Sages to the Fair 60

IV Market Vendors 71

b The Local Marketing Sphere 74

1 The Shop-Shopkeeper 74

2 The Siton (Wholesaler) 88

3 The Nahtom (Baker) 94

4 The Palter 100

5 The Manpol 110

c The Regional and Inter-Regional Marketing Spheres 116

2 The Peddler 117

3 The Local Town Tagar 124

4 Traveling Merchants 127

5 Jewish and Non-Jewish Tagarim 133

V Pricing and Price Regulation 137

b Pricing in the Roman Period 139

c Fixing the Wholesale Price ([characters not reproducible] = The Sha'ar) 142

d The Sha'ar and Retail Prices 153

e The Geographical Extent of the Use of the Sha'ar 158

f Enforcement and Supervision 160

g The Effect on Prices Caused by the Regulating of Supply and Demand 163

VI Commerce and Marketers, as Viewed by the Sages 171

b The Attitude of the Sages to Commerce as an Occupation 172

c The Marketplace as Viewed by the Tannaim 177

d The Negative Attitude Towards Market Vendors as a Consequence of their Behavior 180

e The Negative Attitude Towards Market Vendors Resulting from their Dealings with Women 190

f Honest and Dishonest Vendors 199

VII Addendum. Commercial Activity and the Synagogue 211

b Commercial Activity in the Synagogue Building 211

c Commercial Activity on the Synagogue Premises and the Adjacent Area 223

1 Hostels (Akhsaniot) 223

2 Stores 226

d The Effect of the Synagogue on Commercial Activity in the Town and the Market 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-259) and indexes.

ISBN:

9004140492

OCLC:

60375447