Andalus and Sefarad : On Philosophy and Its History in Islamic Spain / Sarah Stroumsa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroumsa, Sarah, Author.

Series:

Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.

Princeton scholarship online.

Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World ; 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic philosophy--Spain--Andalusia--History.

Islamic philosophy.

Jewish philosophy--Spain--Andalusia--History.

Jewish philosophy.

Spain--Intellectual life--711-1516.

Spain.

Spain--Andalusia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An integrative approach to Jewish and Muslim philosophy in al-AndalusAl-Andalus, the Iberian territory ruled by Islam from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, was home to a flourishing philosophical culture among Muslims and the Jews who lived in their midst. Andalusians spoke proudly of the region's excellence, and indeed it engendered celebrated thinkers such as Maimonides and Averroes. Sarah Stroumsa offers an integrative new approach to Jewish and Muslim philosophy in al-Andalus, where the cultural commonality of the Islamicate world allowed scholars from diverse religious backgrounds to engage in the same philosophical pursuits.Stroumsa traces the development of philosophy in Muslim Iberia from its introduction to the region to the diverse forms it took over time, from Aristotelianism and Neoplatonism to rational theology and mystical philosophy. She sheds light on the way the politics of the day, including the struggles with the Christians to the north of the peninsula and the Fāṭimids in North Africa, influenced philosophy in al-Andalus yet affected its development among the two religious communities in different ways.While acknowledging the dissimilar social status of Muslims and members of the religious minorities, Andalus and Sefarad highlights the common ground that united philosophers, providing new perspective on the development of philosophy in Islamic Spain.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Transliteration and Dates

Introduction

Chapter 1. Beginnings

Chapter 2. Theological and Legal Schools

Chapter 3. Intellectual Elites

Chapter 4. Neoplatonist Inroads

Chapter 5. Aristotelian Neo-Orthodoxy and Andalusian Revolts

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691195452

0691195455

OCLC:

1105258586