The Jews of Medieval Islam: Community, Society, and Identity : Proceedings of an International Conference Held by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University ... (Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval , No 16)

the jews of medieval islam: community, society, and identity : proceedings of an international conference held by the institute of jewish studies, university ... (etudes sur le judaisme medieval , no 16)

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This volume contains fifteen articles on the communal, social, and intellectual life of medieval Jewry in Islamic lands. The book is divided into three parts. Part I, `Communities and Their Leaders' is devoted to the old Babylonian center in the East and the Andalusian community in the West. Part II, `Self-Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Others' investigates the ways in which medieval Jews living under Islam viewed their gentile neighbours and expressed their own identity. Part III, `Religious Philosophy, Mysticism, and Spirituality in Islam and Judaism' explores the impact of Islamic thought on the Jewish intellectual tradition. The collection depicts a civilization at once unified and diverse, revealing both consistent patterns of leadership and scholarship as well as distinctively local identities and collective memories.

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The Jews of Medieval Islam: Community, Society, and Identity : Proceedings of an International Conference Held by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University ... (Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval , No 16),D. Frank,Daniel Frank,Brill Academic Publishers,9004104046,Congresses,History,History - General History,History Of Jews,Interior Design - General,Islamic Empire,Jewish - General,Jews,Judaism,Middle East - General,Religion,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Islamic countries,Jewish studies,Other Geographical Groupings, Oceans & Seas,World history: c 500 to C 1500

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