After revelation: the Rabbinic past in the medieval Islamic world

"This book fully integrates Jewish legal thought in the medieval Islamic world into its larger environment. Travelling from Baghdad to Cairo and bookending with accounts of medieval Jewish luminaries Saadia Gaon and Moses Maimonides, Herman underscores that medieval Judaism only took the shapes...

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Main Author: Herman, Marc 1983- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2025
In:Year: 2025
Series/Journal:Jewish culture and contexts
Further subjects:B Conservative Judaism
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
B Judaism (Islamic countries) History
B Rabbis
B Jewish Law History
B Judaism Doctrines
B Mishpat Ivri
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"This book fully integrates Jewish legal thought in the medieval Islamic world into its larger environment. Travelling from Baghdad to Cairo and bookending with accounts of medieval Jewish luminaries Saadia Gaon and Moses Maimonides, Herman underscores that medieval Judaism only took the shapes that it did through contact with Islam"-- Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:pages cm
ISBN:978-1-5128-2778-1