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Science in Medieval Jewish Cultures (Hardcover, New)
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Science in Medieval Jewish Cultures (Hardcover, New)
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Science in Medieval Jewish Cultures provides the first
comprehensive overview by world-renowned experts of what we know
today of medieval Jews' engagement with the sciences. Many medieval
Jews, whether living in Islamic or Christian civilizations, joined
Maimonides in accepting the rationalist philosophical-scientific
tradition and appropriated extensive bodies of scientific knowledge
in various disciplines: astronomy, astrology, mathematics, logic,
physics, meteorology, biology, psychology, science of language and
medicine. The appropriated texts - in the original or in Hebrew
translation - were the starting points for Jews' own contributions
to medieval science and also informed other literary genres:
religious-philosophical works, biblical commentaries and even
Halakhic (legal) discussions. This volume's essays will provide
readers with background knowledge of medieval scientific thought
necessary to properly understand canonical Jewish scientific texts.
Its breadth reflects the number and diversity of Jewish cultures in
the Middle Ages and the necessity of considering the fortunes of
science in each within its specific context.
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