Scriptural Substitutions and Anonymous Citations: Judaization as Rhetorical Strategy in a Jewish Sufi Text1

In this article, I take the theme of other people’s scriptures in a slightly different direction by highlighting a case in which an instance of scriptural engagement is characterized by a notable absence rather than explicit presence. I examine the work of David ben Joshua Maimonides, a medieval Jew...

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Main Author: Hofer, Nathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Numen
Year: 2014, Volume: 61, Issue: 4, Pages: 364-395
Further subjects:B Sufism Judaism Pietism prophecy judaization
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