Andalus and Sefarad: On Philosophy and Its History in Islamic Spain

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An integrative approach to Jewish and Muslim philosophy in al-Andalus Al-Andalus, the Iberian territory ruled by Islam from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, was home to a flourishing philosophical culture among Muslims and the Jews who lived in their midst. Andalusians spoke proudly of the region's excellence, and indeed it engendered cele

Sarah Stroumsa is the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor Emerita of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her books include Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker (Princeton) and Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Ra wandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, and Their Impact on Islamic Thought.

"[O]ffers a novel account... of Andalusian philosophy during this time of dizzying political change and explosive intellectual developments." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion * "A wonderful piece of scholarship... a new and comprehensive approach to the history of Jewish and Muslim philosophy." * Maydan * "A masterful work. "---James A. Diamond, Medieval Encounters "Andalus and Sefarad is both a masterful synthesis and a breath of fresh air. . . . [It is] persuasive, multifaceted, authoritative, and well documented."---Anna Ayse Akasoy, Journal of the American Oriental Society