From Judah Hadassi to Elijah Bashyatchi by Daniel Lasker
The present study is a pioneering account of the development of late medieval Karaite Jewish thought, challenging the oft-repeated assertion that Karaite thinkers remained loyal to KalAm, the dominant theological philosophy during the earlier Golden Age of Karaism. A careful reading of Karaite sources demonstrates that the watershed figure whose influence led to changes in Karaite thought was the Rabbanite Maimonides, whose attacks on the KalAm had revealed its scientific shortcomings. This book discusses major Karaite thinkers from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, as well as the central themes in their writings. It also outlines the impact of Karaism on the dominant Rabbanite Jews and their major thinkers, especially Maimonides. It should be of interest to all those who study medieval philosophy, intellectual history, Judaism and sectarianism.-
Hekhalot Literature in Translation
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Simon Dubnow's "New Judaism"
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Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah
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The National Element in Hermann Cohen's Philosophy and Religion
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"Without Any Doubt"
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Jewish Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century
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The Classic Jewish Philosophers
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Emil L. Fackenheim
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“And They Shall Be One Flesh”: On The Language of Mystical Union in Judaism
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From Phenomenology to Existentialism
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The Cultures of Maimonideanism
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The Mystery of the Earth
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Philosophy, Theology, and Politics
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Religion or Halakha
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In Silence and Out Loud: Yeshayahu Leibowitz in Israeli Context
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The Serpent Kills or the Serpent Gives Life
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The Existential Philosophy of Etty Hillesum
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"Into Life." Franz Rosenzweig on Knowledge, Aesthetics, and Politics
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Winged Words: Benjamin, Rosenzweig, and the Life of Quotation
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A History of Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy
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Renaissance Philosophy in Jewish Garb
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Confronting Kabbalah: Studies in the Christian Hebraist Library of Johann Albrecht Widmanstetter
Daniel J. Lasker, Ph.D. (1976) in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, is the Norbert Blechner Professor of Jewish Values at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva. His books include Jewish Philosophical Polemics Against Christianity in the Middle Ages (1977; second edition, 2007); and an edition and translation of Hasdai Crescas’ Refutation of the Christian Principles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789004167933 |
| ISBN 10 | 9004167935 |
| Title | From Judah Hadassi to Elijah Bashyatchi |
| Author | Daniel Lasker |
| Series | Supplements To The Journal Of Jewish Thought And Philosophy |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2008-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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