Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible

From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-90-04-10034-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 735 g

Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies

Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible deals with the way in which Judaism and its holy scriptures were viewed by nine medieval Muslim writers representing different genres of Arabic literature: Ibn Rabban al-t?abar?, Ibn Qutayba, al-Ya‘q?b?, Ab? Ja‘far al-t?abar?, al-Mas‘?d?, al-Maqdis?, al-B?qill?n?, al-B?r?n? and Ibn h?azm. After an introductory chapter on the reception of Biblical materials in early Islam and a presentation of the authors under review, the book focuses on their knowledge of Judaism and the text of the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently discusses issues frequently debated between Muslims and Jews, namely, the claim that the Torah contains references to Muh?ammad, and the assertion that the Torah has been both abrogated and falsified. In the appendix, texts by Ibn Qutayba and al-Maqdis? are offered for the first time in an English translation.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in medieval Islam, medieval Judaica, Muslim-Jewish relations and polemics, and Biblical studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adang, Camilla

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Camilla Adang, Ph.D. (1993) in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Nijmegen, is currently a visiting lecturer at Tel Aviv University. She has published several articles on Muslim-Jewish polemics, and a monograph entitled Islam frente a Judaísmo. La polémica de Ibn h?azm de Córdoba (Madrid, 1994).