Andalus and Sefarad: On Philosophy and Its History in Islamic Spain
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Andalus and Sefarad: On Philosophy and Its History in Islamic Spain
By (Author) Sarah Stroumsa
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
2nd January 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
European history
History and Archaeology
Medieval Western philosophy
Social groups: religious groups and communities
181.07
Physical Properties
Hardback
248
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
An integrative approach to Jewish and Muslim philosophy in al-Andalus Al-Andalus, the Iberian territory ruled by Islam from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, was home to a flourishing philosophical culture among Muslims and the Jews who lived in their midst. Andalusians spoke proudly of the region's excellence, and indeed it engendered cele
Reviews
"[O]ffers a novel account of Andalusian philosophy during this time of dizzying political change and explosive intellectual developments." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
"A wonderful piece of scholarship a new and comprehensive approach to the history of Jewish and Muslim philosophy." * Maydan *
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A masterful work.
"---James A. Diamond, Medieval Encounters"Andalus and Sefarad is both a masterful synthesis and a breath of fresh air. . . . [It is] persuasive, multifaceted, authoritative, and well documented."---Anna Ayse Akasoy, Journal of the American Oriental Society
Author Bio
Sarah Stroumsa is the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor Emerita of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her books include Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker (Princeton) and Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawand, Ab Bakr al-Rz, and Their Impact on Islamic Thought.
