The Medieval Hebrew Encyclopedias of Science and Philosophy
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The Medieval Hebrew Encyclopedias of Science and Philosophy by S Harvey
In January 1998 leading scholars from Europe, the United States, and Israel in the fields of medieval encyclopedias (Arabic, Latin and Hebrew) and medieval Jewish philosophy and science gathered together at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, for an international conference on medieval Hebrew encyclopedias of science and philosophy.From the reviews:
`..the present volume...contribute[s] greatly to our knowledge of a special genre of medieval Hebrew literature. The authors themselves demonstrate almost encyclopedic knowledge of their subjects, and they write with authoritative voices. The editor is to be commended for his judicious choice of experts and his distribution of topics for them to discuss. The present book is a pioneering study and major contribution to the scholarly discourse concerning the medieval Hebrew encyclopedias, and it deserves wide distribution.'
The Jewish Quarterly Review, 2003:3-4
"The volume offers a comprehensive and sustained examination of a particularly literary genre – the encyclopedia of science and philosophy – as developed in medieval Hebrew literature. It contains articles by some twenty authors, but an obvious preparatory and editorial effort has turned them into a joint work. True to the requirements of its topic, this volume is duly provided with … an index of books, and indices of names (classical, medieval, and modern) and of contemporary authors." (Sarah Stroumsa, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123 (2), 2003)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780792362425 |
| ISBN 10 | 079236242X |
| Title | The Medieval Hebrew Encyclopedias of Science and Philosophy |
| Author | S Harvey |
| Series | Amsterdam Studies In Jewish Philosophy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 549 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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