Saadya Gaon - The Double Path of the Mystic and the Rationalist

In Saadya Gaon: The Double Path of the Mystic and the Rationalist Gyongyi Hegedus argues that Saadya's thought can be conceived as a conscious attempt to harmonize rational theology (kalam) and medieval neo-Pythagorean thought.

About the author

Gyongyi Hegedus, Ph.D. (2000), Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) is Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Kings' College at the University of Western Ontario (Canada). She published several articles on medieval Jewish and Islamic thought.

Product details

• Authors: Hegedus
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.07.2013
• EAN: 9789004256439
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25643-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 531 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions