Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt - A Study of Abraham Maimonides and His Times

Zusatztext Russ-Fishbane's book is an excellent introduction to R. Abraham Maimonides's thought and that of his generation, and to the manner in which they designed a challenging spiritual path for seekers of the divine ... [It] is compulsory reading for anyone desirous of understanding the cultural processes undergone by Eastern Jewry in the late middle ages. Informationen zum Autor Elisha Russ-Fishbane is Assistant Professor of Hebrew & Judaic Studies and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies at New York University. Klappentext Focussing on the life and work of Abraham Maimonides (1186-1237), son of Moses Maimonides, the book considers the interaction between Judaism and Islam in thirteenth-century Egypt. Zusammenfassung Focussing on the life and work of Abraham Maimonides (1186-1237), son of Moses Maimonides, the book considers the interaction between Judaism and Islam in thirteenth-century Egypt.

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• Authors: Elisha Russ-Fishbane, Elisha (Assistant Professor of Hebr Russ-Fishbane, Russ-Fishbane Elisha
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2015
• EAN: 9780198728764
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872876-4
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Oxford Studies in the Abrahamic Religions; Oxford Studies in the Abrahami
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, Judentum, RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, Egypt, comparative religion, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, Religion - Judaism, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Judaism / Theology, Theology, mysticism, Judaism, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Islamic Theology, Judaism: theology, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis