Samuel Ben Hofni Gaon and His Cultural World: Texts and Studies (Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval , No 18)

Samuel Ben Hofni Gaon and His Cultural World: Texts and Studies (Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval , No 18)

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Samuel ben Hofni Gaon was head of the Yeshiva of Sura in Baghdad during the cultural renaissance which characterized the Buyid period. His writings reflect the impact of Arabic literature on Jewish intellectuals at this time. The first part of this volume presents the known details of his life and extensive writings and describes the dynamics of contemporary, tenth-century Jewish culture: the decline and temporary restoration of the yeshivot and the intellectual activity outside of them. Additionally, some of the basic concepts of his thought, strongly influenced by Mubtazilite Kalam, are explained. The book provides the Judeo-Arabic text and annotated English translation of two of his works on legal theory, his Treatise on the Commandments and Ten Questions, reconstructed from manuscript fragments from the Cairo Geniza.

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Samuel Ben Hofni Gaon and His Cultural World: Texts and Studies (Etudes Sur Le Judaisme Medieval , No 18),David E. Sklare,Samuel Ben Hophni,Brill Academic Publishers,9004103023,Babylonia,Biography,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,General,Intellectual life,Interior Design - General,Iraq,Jewish - General,Jewish scholars,Jews,Philosophers,Philosophy Of Law,Philosophy Of Religion,Rabbis,Samuel ben Hophni,,d. 1013,Samuel ben Hophni

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1. Seers, Sybils and Sages in Hellenistic-Roman Judaism (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism)
2. Simple Floral Displays
3. South Florida Design Index: Residential and Commercial
4. Speaking in the Medieval World (Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions Medieval and Early Modern Peoples)
5. Status of Women under Islam (Arab and Islamic Laws Series)
6. Stores and Retail Spaces 2 (Stores & Retail Spaces)
7. St Symeon the New Theologian and Spiritual Fatherhood: The New Theologian and Spiritual Fatherhood (Byzantina Neerlandica, Fasciculus 11)
8. Studies in the New Testament: Jesus Among Biblical Exegetes
9. Studies in the Targum to the Twelve Prophets: From Nahum to Malachi (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)
10. Symbols As Power: The Papacy Following the Investiture Contest (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

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