ISBN:
9789004250628
,
900425062X
,
9789004266094
,
9004266097
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource ( 1 online resource (S. )
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Year of publication:
2014
Series Statement:
Brill reference library of Judaism 38
Series Statement:
Brill online books and journals: E-books
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Religious and Spiritual Life of the Jews of Medina
Keywords:
Jews History
;
Saudi Arabia
;
Medina
;
Jews History
;
Medina (Saudi Arabia) Ethnic relations
;
Medina (Saudi Arabia) Ethnic relations
;
Hedschas
;
Medina
;
Juden
Abstract:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Religious and Social Leadership -- 2. Law and Custom -- 3. Religious Beliefs -- 4. External Characteristics -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Possible Reasons for Presenting Early Islam as an Anti-Rabbinic Movement -- Appendix 2: Reference to the People of Wādī al-Qurā in Ginzberg’s Geonic Responsa -- Appendix 3: Reference to the People of Wādī al-Qurā in Harkavy’s Geonica Responsa -- Appendix 4: Benjamin of Tudela on the Jewish Presence in Northern Arabia -- Bibliography -- Citation Index -- Subject Index.
Abstract:
In The Religious and Spiritual Life of the Jews of Medina Haggai Mazuz offers an account of the halakhic character of the Jewish community of Medina in the seventh century CE. Making use of a unique methodology of comparison between Islamic and Jewish sources, Mazuz convincingly argues that the Jews of Medina were Talmudic-Rabbinic Jews in almost every respect. Their sages believed in using homiletic interpretation of the Scriptures, as did the sages of the Talmud. On many halakhic issues, their observations were identical to those of the Talmudic sages. In addition, they held Rabbinic beliefs, sayings and motifs derived from the Midrashic literature
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004266094
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