Jerusalem studies in arabic and islam, 1990, 265293 sarah stroumsathe beginnings of the. Abraham in alandalus, sets the tone by questioning the sense in which judaism, christianity, and islam can be or should be categorised together as abrahamic religions. I love to string them together, ponder their meaning, and scrutinize their placement. The best books on philosophy in the islamic world five. Sarah gordon is the financial times business editor and an associate editor. Sarah stroumsa and sari nuseibeh declined 2014 gant intene foshungsfodeung, feie uni aesitat belin, junio resea h goup theologi al thinking in the premoden islami ate wold, feie uni aesitat belin dfg e. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Her proof reading us detailed, to an excellent standard and very timely. Both the received canon of islamic philosophers and the grand narrative of the course of islamic philosophy are in the process of being radically questioned and revised. The hebrew university of jerusalem born in 1950 in haifa studied arabic language and literature and middle eastern studies at the hebrew university of jerusalem. Sarah stroumsa, on the usefulness of faulty manuscripts for understanding polemical literature, peamim 75 spring 1998.
She was a pleasure to work with, making suggestions in a sympathetic and constructive way. It was then shaped through dialectical, polemical attempts to either accommodate this new prophet into the line of previous prophets, or to reject him. She is actively building a list consisting of young adult, middle grade, as well as adult genre. Oxford handbook of islamic philosophy oxford handbooks. Pdf neohumanism and diminution of the concept of the. View pdf flyer contents about ibn rushds metaphysics. The jews of europe in the middle ages tenth to fifteenth. Studies arabic philosophy, medieval jewish philosophy. This discourse, nourished by earlier jewish and christian sources, was founded upon the figure of the most recent prophet, muhammad.
Sarah joseph obe was ceo and editor of the defunct muslim lifestyle magazine emel and commentator on british muslims. John benjamins publishing company albert institute for. For a more detailed discussion of this question, see stroumsa, from the earliest. By 1999, she was appointed to full professor and later sat as vicerector of the university from 2003 until 2006. Sarah stroumsa stroumsa paints a richly documented, nuanced portrait of maimonides as a bold, open thinker whose sometimes revolutionary conception of judaism draws freely from the multiple philosophical, theological, scientific, and ideological currents of his contemporary mediterranean world. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Sarah stroumsa offers an integrative new approach to jewish and muslim philosophy in alandalus, where the cultural commonality of the islamicate world allowed scholars from diverse religious. Sarah strohmeyer is an american author of crime novels and of books about relations between men and women. Sarah landis the official manuscript wish list website. Yosef ibn shimons silencing epistle concerning the resurrection of the dead. Jerusalem studies in arabic and islam, 1990, 265293 sarah. The hebrew university of jerusalem born in 1950 in haifa studied arabic language and literature and middle. She is best known for her bubbles yablonsky series about a hairdresser that is consistently drawn into solving various crimes and murders.
Reading other people reading other peoples scripture. She is best known for her bubbles yablonsky series about a hairdresser that is consistently. Abstract the argument of this study is that the horizon of the human concept in premodern eras underwent a gradual constriction in terms of content and meaning upon the emergence of modern thought. The nabataeans university of oxford under the patronage of h. Stroumsa reconsiders the origin of the mutazilites, looking at the sources passed. Sarah stroumsa 1950 is the alice and jack ormut professor of arabic studies at the hebrew university of jerusalem. Sarah stroumsa is the alice and jack ormut professor emerita of arabic studies. Sarah phillips, s family editor, embraced faith in christ at an unlikely phase in her life.
Prior to this role she was the fts companies editor and an assistant editor, overseeing the coverage of corporate. The conference was arranged by the editor of the 2 journal of quranic studies. The beginnings of the maimonidean controversy in the east. Sarah stroumsa, the alice and jack ormut professor of arabic studies, teaches in the department of arabic language and literature and the department of jewish thought at the hebrew university, where she currently serves as the rector of the university. A master of diverse genres, he composed in the ninth century, among other works, the thoughtful twenty chapters, which is not only the first known jewish kalam text. Moses maimonides project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Sarah stroumsa is the alice and jack ormut professor em. Shafiq abouzayd university of oxford proceedings of the aram first international conference 1989. The collection aims at a comprehensive and comprehensible overview describing the variety of historical experience for european jewries from c. Sarah stroumsa department of arabic language and literature. Sarah stroumsa offers an integrative new approach to jewish and muslim philosophy in alandalus, where the cultural commonality of the islamicate world allowed scholars from diverse religious backgrounds to engage in the same philosophical pursuits. Books in literary history and criticism, theater and performance, music, and dance are of interest. Sarah stroumsa studied arabic language and literature at the hebrew university of jerusalem.
Both the received canon of islamic philosophers and the grand narrative of the course of islamic philosophy are in the process. Full text of book of tauheed by imam abu mansur maturidi arabic see other formats islam flrastirmalari dergisi, sayi 1, 1997, 1929 the authenticity of the manuscript of maturidis kitab al. Pdf between acculturation and conversion in islamic spain the. Our main source of knowledge regarding conversion, however, lies in stories.
Pdf neohumanism and diminution of the concept of the human. Guy gedalyah stroumsa born 27 july 1948 is an israeli scholar of religion. Critiquing this idea is relevant in a volume of this nature. Mutazila was forcefully stated in the twelfth century by maimonides, in his brief sketch of the history of jewish philosophy guide, i, 71. Full text of book of tauheed by imam abu mansur maturidi. The papers in this volume were delivered at the first international colloquium by the jacob taubes minerva center for religious anthropology at bar ilan university, held in february 1995. Sarah stroumsa stroumsa paints a richly documented, nuanced portrait of maimonides as a bold, open thinker whose sometimes revolutionary conception of judaism draws freely from the multiple. The volume opens with a detailed introduction by the editor, ryan szpiech, who offers rich. Sarah stroumsa, the alice and jack ormut professor of arabic. Our speaker at the scholars dinner was sarah stroumsa. One day i hope to master the perfect gallery wall, mix prints effortlessly, and become the owner of a chic bar cart im getting there. Hebrew 3 speaker, arabic scholar meet the 201516 frankel 4 institute fellows rewarding research 8 a culture of giving 9 resistance in red 10 mazel tov.
Sarah stroumsa hebrew university of jerusalem academia. Sarah stroumsa the alice and jack ormut professor of arabic studies email. Alma mater harvard university thesis, another seed. He has published more than a hundred and thirty articles. The jews of europe in the middle ages presents the proceedings of an international symposium held at speyer germany in october, 2002. Neohumanism and diminution of the concept of the human. Stroumsa also works on the history of scholarship on religion, from early modern times to the twentieth century. Sarah stroumsa, the critical editor of his writings, suggests that such a sobriquet, deriving from a christianarabic term for muslims or arabs, reveals dffwad alraqq. Her work has appeared in marieclaire, sunday style, cosmopolitan, cleo, girlfriend and more, and she has spoken at numerous industry. Show me something thats metallic, lacquered, or textured and ill probably be obsessed with it. I believe that this is what i will find at um, and am certainly looking forward to it.
Zlibrary is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000 articles. Stroumsa is the author of fourteen books, and the editor or coeditor of some. Her work has appeared in marieclaire, sunday style, cosmopolitan, cleo, girlfriend and more, and she has spoken at numerous industry events with the walkley foundation, emerging writers festival, vibewire, nsw writers centre and more. Portrait of a mediterranean thinker by sarah stroumsa. She converted to islam at the age of 16 in 1988 after being brought up as a catholic. Sarah proof read and edited my book celebr8 success. Being a prolific writer, she is the author of numerous books and. I also seek biographies and works of literature in translation. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else.
Sarah stroumsa, hebrew university of jerusalem, arabic. A, stroumsa joined the faculty at the hebrew university of jerusalem in 1977. Stroumsa is the author of fourteen books, and the editor or co editor of some twenty books. Ilahiyat studies a journal on islamic and religious studies. The literary works of ninthcentury scholar dawud almuqammas, who converted from judaism to christianity and then back to judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in jewish and muslim medieval philosophy. In islam, philosophy, theology and science have interacted intimately almost from the beginning and played an important part in the intellectual history of islam. Hoovers website on ibn taymiyya and bazzanos forthcoming religion compass articles should provide useful complements for the content of chapters in ibn taymiyya and his times, as well. Portrait of a mediterranean thinker princeton university press, 2009 isbn 06917633 isadore twersky, introduction to the code of maimonides mishneh. A translation with introduction of ibn rushds commentary on aristotles metaphysics, book lam, by ch. Studies arabic philosophy, medieval jewish philosophy, and judaeoarabic.
Portrait of a mediterranean thinker princeton university press, 2009 isbn 06917633 isadore twersky, introduction to the code of maimonides mishneh torah, yale judaica series, vol. In over twenty years of editing and writing professionally ive developed a few specialties. I look for authors and books that break new ground in literary studies, language learning, and the performing arts. Her area of academic focus includes the history of philosophical and theological thought in arabic in the early islamic middle ages, medieval judaeoarabic. Sarah ayoub is a freelance journalist and author based in sydney. Sarah odedina, editor atlarge at pushkin childrens, has acquired two manuscripts after the latest round of open submissions. Sarah landis represents standout and new york times bestselling authors. The study of islamic philosophy has recently entered a new and exciting phase. The influence of religious polemic on jewish biblical exegesis this is what onqelos meant when translating deut 5. I participated two years ago in a conference organized by ryan szpiech, which gave me the opportunity to see a vibrant intellectual environment, on a very high academic level, and with warm collegial contacts.
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