The Sephardic Legacy: Unique Features and Achievements - Softcover

Toledano, Haim Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589662059 ISBN 13: 9781589662056

Verlag: UNIV OF SCRANTON PR, 2010

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Fundamentally different from other more prominent, Jewish traditions and experiences, the Sephardic tradition has long served to bind together the various Jewish communities of the Mediterranean basin. In The Sephardic Legacy, Henry Toledano immerses readers in the medieval historical context that gave rise to the Sephardic tradition, arguing that the golden age of Jewish culture in Spain would not have been possible without the stimulus and inspiration of Islamic civilization. Along the way, Toledano covers such topics as the flourishing of Jewish culture and science, Hebrew poetry, the systematic codification of Jewish law, Jewish philosophy, and the impact of Islamic civilization on the development of critical biblical exegesis.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Henry Toledano is professor emeritus of Hebrew, Arabic, and Jewish studies at Hofstra University.

Dr. Haim Toledano, rabbi and scholar. He acquired intensive rabbinic training in traditional yeshivot in both Morocco and U.S.A., and obtained rabbinic ordination from both. In the U.S.A., Toledano earned a Ph.D in Islamic civilization and medieval Sephardic culture from Columbia University. He has taught Hebrew, Arabic, and Jewish Studies in several American universities, and is presently Professor Emeritus from Hofstra University. At Hofstra, Dr. Toledano directed the program in Hebrew, Arabic, and Jewish Studies, as well as a number of lecture-series and Symposia on Sephardic history, culture, and folklore. In addition, he has published and lectured widely on Islamic Jurisprudence in Morocco, Judeo-Islamic relations, medieval Sephardic tradition, Moroccan rabbinic culture, and other related topics.

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• Verlag: UNIV OF SCRANTON PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1589662059
• ISBN 13: 9781589662056
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 359
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