Esoteric and exoteric aspects in Judeo-Arabic culture

Esoteric and exoteric aspects in Judeo-Arabic culture /

This volume contains selected, refereed papers from the ninth conference of the Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies held at Emory University, Atlanta, in 1999. The title of this volume, "Esoteric and Exoteric Aspects in Judeo-Arabic Culture" highlights the theme running through many of the c...

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Other Authors: Hary, Benjamin H., Ben-Shammai, Haggai
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006
Series:Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 33.
Subjects:
Judeo-Arabic literature > History and criticism > Congresses.
Judeo-Arabic language > Congresses.
Jewish law > Congresses.
Judaism > Congresses.
Computer network resources.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Philosophic Mysticism: The Ultimate Goal of Medieval Judaism
  • A Mystical Commentary on the Song of Songs in the Hand of David Maimonides II
  • Logistical and Other Otherworldly Problems in Saadya
  • Judah Halevi on Eschatology and Messianism
  • Ittisal and the Amr Ilahi: Divine Immanence and the World to Come in the Kuzari
  • Between Halakhic Codification and Ethical Commentary: Rabbi Israel Israeli of Toledo on Intention in Prayer
  • Betrothal of an Adult Woman by an Agent in Geonic Responsa: Legal Construction in Accord with Islamic Law
  • The Judeo-Arabic Vocabulary of Saadya's Bible Translations as a Vehicle for Eschatological Messages: The Case of Saadya's Usage of the 8th Form of Arabic QDR
  • Lexicography and Dialectology in Spanish Maqre Dardeqe
  • An Early Karaite Grammatical Treatise
  • Jews in Changing Empires of Medieval Islam: Not Only Eschatology and Messianism
  • Relations Between Nesi'im and Exilarchs: Competition or Cooperation?
  • General Index
  • Index of Names.

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