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1 online resource |
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Perspectives in Jewish intellectual life |
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Perspectives in Jewish intellectual life.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Salomon Munk (1803-1867): His Life and Work -- 2. Salomon Munk and the Problem of Jewish Philosophy -- 3. Salomon Munk and Twentieth- Century Jewish Philosophy -- 4. Bibliography -- 5. Chronology of the Works of Salomon Munk -- 6. APPENDIX 1: Letters -- 7. APPENDIX 2: Biographical Descriptions -- Index |
| Summary |
Salomon Munk (1803-1867) belonged to a group of German-Jewish scholars who pioneered the systematic study of Arabic, Judeo-Arabic and Islamic philosophy in Western Europe in the nineteenth century, as part of a movement that came to be known as the Science of Judaism. The Science of Judaism applied the tools of modern science (in particular philology) to the study of Judaism, seeking to shed light on its manifold aspects and historical contexts-an undertaking which eventually led to the birth of Jewish studies as an academic discipline. Munk's ground-breaking studies of Arabic and Judeo-Arabic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In Egnlish; appendices in German |
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Munk, Salomon, 1805-1867.
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Munk, Salomon, 1805-1867 |
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Judaism -- Works to 1900.
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Jewish philosophy.
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Jewish Studies.
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Jewish philosophy
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Judaism
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Philosophy, Medieval
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Jüdische Philosophie
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017033225 |
| ISBN |
9781618116543 |
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1618116541 |
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1618116533 |
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9781618116536 |
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9781644692196 |
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1644692198 |
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