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 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 Mu'tazilite 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)
August 1997, Brill Academic Publishers
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Samuel ben Ḥofni Gaon and his cultural world: texts and studies
1996, E.J. Brill
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BM755.S2436S45 1996, BM755.S2436 S45 1996, BM755.S2436 bS45 1996

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Hardcover
Number of pages
408
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.9 pounds

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OL9083633M
ISBN 10
9004103023
ISBN 13
9789004103023
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96020920
OCLC/WorldCat
34624485
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492664

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