NES 4540

NES 4540

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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.


Course Attribute (CU-ITL)

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)

Course Subfield (RS)

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  • 16445 NES 4540   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 375A
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Brann, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person