Elisha Russ-Fishbane
Biographic Data
| ID | 2832942 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisha Russ-Fishbane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisha |
| FAMILY NAME | Russ-Fishbane |
| SIGNATURE | RUSS-FISHBANE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Jews and Judaism in Classical Sufi Literature
This paper addresses a paradox at the heart of the classical Sufi tradition. On the one hand, key Sufi writers express a radical universalism or ‘transconfessionalism’ in their mystical verse. This has led a variety of modern scholars to identify Sufism as an ecumenical and non-dogmatic tradition. On the other hand, in other writings the selfsame authors conduct a vigorous literary polemic and celebrate missionary efforts against unbelievers of a…
Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt
This book examines the intertwined history of Jewish and Islamic mysticism through a multifaceted study of Egyptian Jewish pietism during the period of Abraham Maimonides (1186–1237) and his circle, from its rise in the late twelfth century through its apex in the mid-thirteenth. The book traces the history and development of the pietist movement, including its origins, scope, communal impact, and far-reaching religious reforms, through an examin…
The Maimonidean Legacy in the East
In the aftermath of Maimonides' death in 1204, competing efforts to define and redefine the Maimonidean legacy were instrumental in shaping a number of Jewish intellectual and spiritual movements in the thirteenth century and beyond. The present paper looks at the immediate context of this legacy in Maimonides' Egypt through the controversial career of his son and communal successor, Abraham (1186-1237). Rather than compare the philosophical or m…
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The Maimonidean Legacy in the East
In the aftermath of Maimonides' death in 1204, competing efforts to define and redefine the Maimonidean legacy were instrumental in shaping a number of Jewish intellectual and spiritual movements in the thirteenth century and beyond. The present paper looks at the immediate context of this legacy in Maimonides' Egypt through the controversial career of his son and communal successor, Abraham (1186-1237). Rather than compare the philosophical or m…
Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt
This book examines the intertwined history of Jewish and Islamic mysticism through a multifaceted study of Egyptian Jewish pietism during the period of Abraham Maimonides (1186–1237) and his circle, from its rise in the late twelfth century through its apex in the mid-thirteenth. The book traces the history and development of the pietist movement, including its origins, scope, communal impact, and far-reaching religious reforms, through an examin…
Jews and Judaism in Classical Sufi Literature
This paper addresses a paradox at the heart of the classical Sufi tradition. On the one hand, key Sufi writers express a radical universalism or ‘transconfessionalism’ in their mystical verse. This has led a variety of modern scholars to identify Sufism as an ecumenical and non-dogmatic tradition. On the other hand, in other writings the selfsame authors conduct a vigorous literary polemic and celebrate missionary efforts against unbelievers of a…
History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Judaism (2 works) · Literature (2 works)