Al-Yahūdiyya: The Emergence of a Comparative Framework in Medieval Jewish Thought

This article argues that medieval Arabic-speaking Jews, unlike the rabbis of Late Antiquity, adopted a comparative framework for analyzing their beliefs, practices, laws, exegetical methods, and so on as analogous to those possessed by other groups. The paradigm shift is reflected in Judeo-Arabic wr...

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Main Author: Decter, Jonathan P. 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2021
In: The journal of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 101, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-325
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judeo-Arabic language / Religious literature / Judaism / Religious philosophy / Comparison of religions / Religious identity
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BH Judaism
KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KBL Near East and North Africa
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