Abraham Ibn Ezra and the Rise of Medieval Hebrew Science |
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| Author:
| Sela, Shlomo |
| Series title: | Brill's Series in Jewish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-12973-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $250.95 |
Book Description:
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This book studies Abraham Ibn Ezra's (1089-1167) scientific thought. His life and oeuvre are viewed as the very embodiment of 'the rise of medieval Hebrew science', a process in which Jewish scholars gradually adopted the holy tongue as a vehicle to express scientific ideas.
This book studies Abraham Ibn Ezra's (1089-1167) scientific thought. His life and oeuvre are viewed as the very embodiment of 'the rise of medieval Hebrew science', a process in which Jewish scholars gradually adopted the holy tongue as a vehicle to express scientific ideas.