Mazuz (Haggai), The Religious and Spiritual Life of the Jews of Medina, Leiden, Brill, ("The Brill Reference Library of Judaism, 38"), 2014, xvi+132p. ISBN 9789004250628

L’auteur

Haggai Mazuz est Maître de Conférence, spécialiste dans les études islamiques à l’Université de Bar-Ilan (Israël).

Presentation

In The Religious and Spiritual Life of the Jews of Medina Haggai Mazuz offers an account of the halakhic character of the Jewish community of Medina in the seventh century CE. Making use of a unique methodology of comparison between Islamic and Jewish sources, Mazuz convincingly argues that the Jews of Medina were Talmudic- Rabbinic Jews in almost every respect. Their sages believed in using homiletic interpretation of the Scriptures, as did the sages of the Talmud. On many halakhic issues, their observations were identical to those of the Talmudic sages. In addition, they held Rabbinic beliefs, sayings and motifs derived from the Midrashic literature.

Table des matières

Preliminary Material
Introduction
1. Religious and Social Leadership
2. Law and Custom
3. Religious Beliefs
4. External Characteristics

Conclusion

Appendix 1 : Possible Reasons for Presenting Early Islam as an Anti-Rabbinic Movement
Appendix 2 : Reference to the People of Wādī al-Qurā in Ginzberg’s Geonic Responsa
Appendix 3 : Reference to the People of Wādī al-Qurā in Harkavy’s Geonica Responsa
Appendix 4 : Benjamin of Tudela on the Jewish Presence in Northern Arabia

Bibliography ; Citation Index ; Subject Index

Keywords : customs ; Muslims ; Talmud ; law ; Khaybar ; halakha ; Jews ; Medina ; Rabbinic ; Jewish Studies

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