After Revelation
The Rabbinic Past in the Medieval Islamic World
$164.35
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2025
Summary
Reveals how medieval Jews developed religious law through contact with their Muslim neighbors
After Revelation offers a dynamic new perspective on medieval Jewish legal thought and its integration in the wider Islamic world. Here, Marc D. Herman demonstrates that Jews were fully conversant in their contemporaries’ ideas about revelation, law, and legal interpretation. Bookended by the two luminaries of medieval Judaism—Saadia Gaon and Moses Maimonides—Aft…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781512827781 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1512827789 |
| Author: | Marc Herman |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Imprint: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 530g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Jewish Culture and Contexts |
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“Challenging commonly held theological and scholarly positions, After Revelation’s analysis is measured and sophisticated, offering groundbreaking conclusions that are innovative and convincing.” (Sarah Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
About The Author
Marc Herman
Marc D. Herman is Assistant Professor at York University in the Department of Humanities.
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