The convergence of Judaism and Islam : religious, scientific, and cultural dimensions
edited by Michael M. Laskier and Yaacov Lev
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Gainesville : University Press of Florida , 2011
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| Omfang | viii, 344 s.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Table of Contents v; Acknowledgments vii; 1 Introduction 1; 2 Judaism and Islam: Fourteen Hundred Years of Intertwined Destiny? An Overview 10; Section I: Religion, Law, and Mysticism 21; 3 Quran and Muslim Exegesis as a Source for the Bible and Ancient History 23; 4 The Quran's Depiction of Abraham in Light of the Hebrew Bible and Midrash 45; 5 Present at the Dawn of Islam: Polemic and Reality in the Medieval Story of Muhammad's Jewish Companions 64; 6 The Use of Islamic Materials by Non-Muslim Writers 89; 7 The Martyrdom of Sol Hachuel Ridda in Morocco in 1834 109. - 13 Mishaf al-Shbahot-The Holy Book of Praises of the Babylonian Jews: One Thousand Years of Cultural Harmony between Judaism and Islam 24114 Encounters between Jewish and Muslim Musicians throughout the Ages 272; 15 "Estos Makames Alegres" (These CheerfulMaccams)-External Cultural Influences on the Jewish Community of Izmir on the Eve of the "Young Turk Revolution": Theater and Music 284; 16 Poverty and Charity in a Moroccan City: A Study of Jewish Communal Leadership in Meknes,1750-1912 299; Contributors 325; Index 330. - 8 Halakhah through the Lens of Sharī& ah: The Case of the Kuhlānī Synagogue in San& ā', 1933-1944 1269 Jewish Mysticism in the Lands of the Ishmaelites 147; Section II: Scientific, Professional, and Cultural Pursuits 169; 10 Al-Khwarizmi's Mathematical Doctrines inIbn-Ezra's Biblical Commentary 171; 11 Pharmacopoeias for the Hospital and the Shop: Al-Dustur al-bimaristani and Minhaj al-dukkan 190; 12 Jewish Parody and Allegory in Medieval Hebrew Poetry in Spain 208. - The Convergence of Judaism and Islam offers fifteen interdisciplinary studies that investigate the complex relationships between the cultures of Jews and Muslims during the medieval and early modern periods. They reveal that, for the most part, Jewish-Muslim relations were peaceful and involved intellectual and professional cooperation.<
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| ISBN | 9780813036496
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