RELST 4540

Moses Maimonides

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Moses Maimonides who was born in Cordoba (1138), moved to Fez as a youth and died in Cairo (1204) is regarded by Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition alike as the most important Jewish religious intellectual of the classical age of Islam/the High Middle Ages. This seminar will examine Maimonides as the product of his time and place including his complex relationship with Arabo-Islamic culture and, because of his stature as a communal figure, rabbinic scholar, court physician and philosopher, his role as a catalyst for cultural developments. For comparative purposes we also consider Maimonides' Andalusi contemporary, Ibn Rushd, the philosopher, Muslim jurist, physician and scholar of Islamic law.

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, HA-AG), (GLC-AS, HST-AS)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA, LAAREA), (CU-ITL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2023SP, 2020SP, 2016SP

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