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PUBLICATION LIST

Gideon Libson

1. “Gezerta and Setam in the Geonic and Early Medieval Periods” (doctoral dissertation), Jerusalem, 1979, 326 pp. (Hebrew) (advisor: Prof. M. Elon). BOOKS Jewish and Islamic Law: A Comparative Study of Custom During the Geonic Period. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 2003. 367 pp. Halacha, Philosophy, Poetry and Music Thru ' Eyes; the Case of Sama'(in preparation).

ARTICLES 1. Criminal Liability of the Drunkard in Jewish Law, Din Israel, Vol. 3, Tel Aviv 1972, pp. 71–88 (Hebrew). 1a. De la Responsabilité de l'Ivrogne en Droit Hébraïque, Actes de I colloque franco-israelien sur le droit hébraïque (Item 1 revised, in press, 12 pp.). 2. Determining Factors in Herem and Nidui (Ban and Excomunication) during the Tannaitic and Amoraic Periods, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. II, Jerusalem, 1975, pp. 292–342 (Hebrew). 3. The Use of "Gezerta" During the Geonic Period and the Early Middle Ages, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. V. Jerusalem, 1978, pp. 79–154 (Hebrew). 4. The Ban and Those Under It: Tannaitic and Amoraic Perspectives, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. VI-VII, 1979, Jerusalem, pp. 177–202 (Hebrew). 5. Holding a Sacred Object at the Oath-taking Ceremony, Jewish Law Association Studies, I Touro Conference Volume, ed. B.S. Jackson, Chico 1985, pp. 53–61. 6. Islamic Influence on Medieval Jewish Law? Sepher Ha'Arevuth ("Book of Surety") of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon and its Relationship to Islamic Law, Studia Islamica, vol. 73, Paris (pp. 5–24). 7. Two-Guarantor Surety in "Book of Surety" of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon, Maimonides and Moslem Writing, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. XI-XII Jerusalem 1986, pp. 337–392 (Hebrew). 8. Surety for Person in the Writings of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon, Maimonides and Parallel Moslem Literature, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. XIII Jerusalem 1987 pp. 121–184 (Hebrew). 9. "Daman Darak" - Surety for Sale in Maimonides and Parallel Moslem Literature, Mehqerei , Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, 1990, pp. 305–322 (Hebrew). 2

10. Additional Dowry in Gaonic Literature According to Islamic "Mahr Mithl" for a Woman whose Ketubah Has Been Lost, Sefunot, n.s. Vol. 5, Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Society for Judaeo- Studies, Jerusalem, 1991, pp. 71–94 (Hebrew). 11. Parallels between Maimonides and Islamic Law, The Thought of Moses Maimonides, Studies in the History of Philosophy, Vol.17, ed. Robinson, Kaplan, Bauer, pp. 209–248. Lewiston, N.Y. 1990. 12. Recourse of Surety to Debtor in "Book of Surety": of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon, Maimonides and Moslem Writings, Maimonides Volume, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. XIII, Jerusalem, 1990, pp. 153–169. 13. Chapters in "Sefer Hamatzranut" of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon, Tarbiz, Vol. 56 (1987), pp. 61–107 (Hebrew). 14. Interaction Between Islamic Law and Jewish Law During the Middle Ages, Law in Multicultural Societies, Jerusalem 1989, pp. 95–100. 15. Chapters in "Sefer Ha'arevuth" (Kitab al Daman Walka ffala) (Book of Surety) of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon, Tarbiz, Vol. 58 (1989) (Hebrew) pp. 377–412. 16. Legal Status of the Jewish Woman in the Gaonic period: Overt and Covert Muslim Influence, The of Islamic Lands, an International Conference, Wayne State University (in press, 45 pp.). 17. Between Jewish Law and Muslim Law: The Right of Pre-emption (Matzranut) of Persons of Differing Religions, Pe'amim, Studies in Oriental Jewry, Vol. 45, Jerusalem, 1990, pp. 71–88 (Hebrew). 18. On Shari'a and Custom: review of Aharon Layish: Divorce in the Libyan Family, Tel Aviv University Law Review, Vol. 16, Nov. 1991, pp. 615–628 (Hebrew). 19. Mutual Influences between Jewish and Islamic Law, Mahanaim, a Quarterly for Studies in Jewish Thought and Culture, Vol. 1, 1991, pp. 71–88 (Hebrew). 20. Custom as a Mediating Factor between Law and Economic Contingency in Jewish and Islamic Society, in Religion and Economy - Connections and Interactions, ed. M. Ben-Sasson, Jerusalem, 1995, pp. 265–307 (Hebrew). 21. Halakhah and Reality in the Gaonic Period: Takkanah, Minhag, Tradition and Consensus: Some Observations in the Jews of Medieval Islam, Community, Society, and Identity, Leiden and New York: Koen, 1995, pp. 67–99. 22. Halakhah and Law in the Period of the Geonim, in An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law, ed. N.S. Hecht, B.S. Jackson, S.M. Passamaneck, D. Piattelli, A.M. Rabbelo, Oxford, 1996, pp. 197–250. 23. Comparative Jewish-Islamic Law: Issues and the History of Research, in Pe'amin, Studies in Oriental Jewry, vol. 62, 1995, pp. 42–81. 24. A Few Remarks on Equity in Islamic, Jewish and English Law, in Aequitas and Equity: Equity in Civil Law and Mixed Jurisdictions, ed. Alfredo M. Rabello, Jerusalem 1997, pp. 151–161. 3

25. Hidden Worlds and Open Shutters: S.D. Goitein Between Judaism and Islam, in: The Jewish Past Revisited, ed. N. Myers and David B. Ruderman, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, Yale University Press, pp. 163–198. 26. Additional chapters from the Genizah of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon's "Sefer Hamatzranut", Kovetz Al-Yad, n.s. Vol. 13, pp. 45–89 (Hebrew). 27. On the Development of Custom as a Source of Law in Islamic Law, Islamic Law and Society, Vol. IV, 1997, pp. 131–155. 28. On the Contribution of the Geniza to an Appreciation of the Structure, Scope and Development of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni's Halachic Monographs, Te'udah, Vol. 15, 1999, pp. 189–239. 29. Urf (Custom), in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, new edition, Leiden: 2000, Vol. X, pp. 887–888 30. Legal Status of the Jewish Woman in the Gaonic Period: Muslim Influence – Overt and Covert, in: Developments in Austrian and Israeli Private Law, ed. H. Hausmaninger, H. Koziol, A.M. Rabello and I. Gilead, Vienna and New York: Springer, 1999, pp. 213–243 (see No. 16.) 31. More on the Relationship of Rav Shmuel ben Hofni Gaon "Sefer Hamatzranut" (Abutter rights) to Islamic Law, in Atara L’Haim, Studies in The Talmudic and Medieval Rabbinic Literature in honor of Z. Dimitrovsky. Jerusalem, 2000, pp. 371–409. (Hebrew). 32. Legal Autonomy and the Recourse to Muslim Courts by Protected People According to Muslim Sources During the Geonic Period, in The Intertwined Worlds of Islam, Essays in Memory of Hava Lazarus-Yafeh. Jerusalem, 2002, pp. 334–392 (Hebrew). 33. Betrothal of an Adult Woman by an Agent in Geonic Responsa – Legal Construction in Accord with Islamic Law, in Esoteric and Exoteric Aspects in Judeo-Arabic Culture, ed. B. H Hary and H. Ben-Shammai, Leiden and Boston, 2006, pp. 175–189. 34. On the use of Herem Stam in the Geonic and Early Medieval Periods, in Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law, Vol. 22, pp. 107–232 (Hebrew) 35, Fiqh, Encyclopaedia Judaica, new edition, Jerusalem, 2006, Vol VII, pp. 41–43 36. Jewish and Islamic Law, a Comparative Review, Encyclopaedia Judaica, New edition, Jerusalem, 2006, vol. XI, pp. 262–270 37. Gezerta, Encyclopaedia Judaica, new edition, Jerusalem, 2006, vol. VII, pp. 569– 571 38. Herem Setam, Encyclopaedia Judaica, new edition, Jerusalem, 2006, vol. ix, pp. 18–20. 39. Maimonides' Halakhic Writings against the Background of Muslim Law and Period, in Maimonides’ Conservatism, Originality and Revolution. Jerusalem, 2008, vol. I, pp. 247–294 (Hebrew). 4

40. Traces of R. Shmuel ben Hofni's Influence in the (with Z. Stampfer), Ma'aliyot, vol. 25 (2005), pp. 144–166 (Hebrew) 41. The "Couret Memorandum" (mahdar) in Saadiah's Writings and the Genizah and Muslim mahdar (shetar shimush), Ginzei Qedem, vol. iv (2009), pp. 99– 163 (Hebrew) 42. Responsa Literature, The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaic & Jewish Culture, ed. J. R. Baskin, Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 517–518. 43. Recourse of Jews to Non-Jewish Courts under Islam and Under Christianity in the Middle Ages, Annual of the Institute for Jewish Law (Hebrew, forthcoming) 44. Jewish Law in The Islamic World until The Fifteenth Century, in The Cambridge History of Judaism, Vol. V, Cambridge University Press. 45. Urf (Custom) in Princeton Encyclopdia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton University Press (forthcoming) ( = number 29) 46. Salomon D. Golitein- Scientific Work Between Jewish and Muslim Traditions (forthcoming).

MISCELLANEOUS 47. Co-Editor: Compendium of Israel Supreme Court Decisions Dealing with Jewish Law, 2 Volumes, 1017 pp. Akademon, 1984. 48. Court Jurisdiction and Procedure in Islamic Law, Seminar Papers on Comparative Sociology of Court Procedure and Jurisdiction, Akademon, 1986, pp. 63–83 (Hebrew). 49. Selected Articles and Sources in Comparative Jewish-Islamic Law, 2 vols. Ramat Gan, 1998. 50. Selected Articles and Sources in Islamic Law, Hod Hasharon, l998. 51. S. Shilo, Law Morals and Equity in the Jewish Legal System, Collected articles. ed. B. Lifshitz, G. Libson, M Shilo, Jerusalem 2007