Livnat Holtzman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5903384 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Livnat Holtzman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Livnat |
| FAMILY NAME | Holtzman |
| SIGNATURE | HOLTZMAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4349-3610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Muslim al-Naysābūrī (d. 261/875)
Seeing God in Sufi Qur’an Commentaries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2021.122.229 First paragraph: From the inception of the Sufi movement, Sufis regarded the Qurʾān as a source of mystical knowledge. According to Sufi exegetes, the words of the Qurʾān are in fact allusions (ishārah pl. ishārāt) which pertain to “divine truths” (ḥaqāʾiq, sing. ḥaqīqah). Accordingly, Sufi hermeneutics of the Qurʾān is called “the exegesis by allusion” (tafsīr bi-l-ishārah) or “the allusive exe…
Anthropomorphism in Islam
Explores the problem of anthropomorphism: a major bone of contention in 8th to 14th-century Islamic theologyMore than any other issue in Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (tashbih) stood at the heart of many theological debates, and was mostly discussed within the circles of traditionalist Islam. The way a scholar interpreted the anthropomorphic descriptions of God in the Qur'an or the Hadith (for instance, God's hand, God's laughter or God's si…
Accused of Anthropomorphism
On Taqlīd
This volume is a recent addition to the narrow selection of studies focusing on the thought of the Ḥanbalī theologian and jurist from Damascus Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350), the prominent discip
The Politics of Fiṭra
First paragraph: The assertion that theology was the most powerful driving force in the politics of the early Muslim community seems to be an axiom that requires no proof. The birth of the various schisms in the Muslim community (al-umma), along with the theological debates that accompanied them, were thoroughly studied by medieval and modern scholars alike. In describing the politico-theological groups, such as the Khārijites or the Qadarites, h…
A Scholar in the Shadow
Nella prima parte il saggio introduttivo illustra la figura di Ibn al-Qayyim (m. 1351) e la sua importanza; discute le sue fonti biografiche suggerendo nuove traiettorie di ricerca e propone delle strategie di analisi che permettano di uscire dal paradigma dominante della dipendenza (quindi mancaza di originalità) di Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya dal suo maestro Ibn Taymiyya (m. 1328) . Nella seconda parte il capitolo descrive i contributi del volume in…
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an
With The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an,Andrew Rippin, an illustriousscholar in the field of Qur’anic studies, presents yet another impressivecontribution to previous collections of articles on the Qur’an that he hasedited: Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur’an (OxfordUniversity Press: 1988); The Qur’an: Formative Interpretations (Variorum: 1999); and, with Khaleel Mohammed, Coming to Terms with the Qur’an: AVolume in H…
Close Relationships
The two taboo concepts of incest and inbreeding are not so easy to detect inclassical Arabic literature. True, a persistent reader of classical Arabic literature,whether belletristic or historical, is bound to meet unexpectedly ruderemarks on the incestuous habits of one historical figure or the other (mostoften a non-Muslim) while reading a scholarly discussion on historicalevents. Nevertheless, the sources do not address incest and inbreeding i…
Fundamentals of the Modern Muslim–Jewish Polemic
Religious polemics between Jews and Muslims was a common event in medieval times and revolved around The Bible, its authenticity, and the credibility of its divine message. One of the noticeable characteristics of today's polemic is the absence of one of the debating parties from the debate–the Jews. The book, aqā'iq Qur'āniyya awla al-Qa iyya al-Filas iniyya (Qur'ānic Facts Regarding the Palestinian Issue) is a leading example of this. Written b…
A Scholar in the Shadow
Nella prima parte il saggio introduttivo illustra la figura di Ibn al-Qayyim (m. 1351) e la sua importanza; discute le sue fonti biografiche suggerendo nuove traiettorie di ricerca e propone delle strategie di analisi che permettano di uscire dal paradigma dominante della dipendenza (quindi mancaza di originalità) di Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya dal suo maestro Ibn Taymiyya (m. 1328) . Nella seconda parte il capitolo descrive i contributi del volume in…
Fundamentals of the Modern Muslim–Jewish Polemic
Religious polemics between Jews and Muslims was a common event in medieval times and revolved around The Bible, its authenticity, and the credibility of its divine message. One of the noticeable characteristics of today's polemic is the absence of one of the debating parties from the debate–the Jews. The book, aqā'iq Qur'āniyya awla al-Qa iyya al-Filas iniyya (Qur'ānic Facts Regarding the Palestinian Issue) is a leading example of this. Written b…
Close Relationships
The two taboo concepts of incest and inbreeding are not so easy to detect inclassical Arabic literature. True, a persistent reader of classical Arabic literature,whether belletristic or historical, is bound to meet unexpectedly ruderemarks on the incestuous habits of one historical figure or the other (mostoften a non-Muslim) while reading a scholarly discussion on historicalevents. Nevertheless, the sources do not address incest and inbreeding i…
Fundamentals of the Modern Muslim–Jewish Polemic
Religious polemics between Jews and Muslims was a common event in medieval times and revolved around The Bible, its authenticity, and the credibility of its divine message. One of the noticeable characteristics of today's polemic is the absence of one of the debating parties from the debate–the Jews. The book, aqā'iq Qur'āniyya awla al-Qa iyya al-Filas iniyya (Qur'ānic Facts Regarding the Palestinian Issue) is a leading example of this. Written b…
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an
With The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an,Andrew Rippin, an illustriousscholar in the field of Qur’anic studies, presents yet another impressivecontribution to previous collections of articles on the Qur’an that he hasedited: Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur’an (OxfordUniversity Press: 1988); The Qur’an: Formative Interpretations (Variorum: 1999); and, with Khaleel Mohammed, Coming to Terms with the Qur’an: AVolume in H…
A Scholar in the Shadow
Nella prima parte il saggio introduttivo illustra la figura di Ibn al-Qayyim (m. 1351) e la sua importanza; discute le sue fonti biografiche suggerendo nuove traiettorie di ricerca e propone delle strategie di analisi che permettano di uscire dal paradigma dominante della dipendenza (quindi mancaza di originalità) di Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya dal suo maestro Ibn Taymiyya (m. 1328) . Nella seconda parte il capitolo descrive i contributi del volume in…
The Politics of Fiṭra
First paragraph: The assertion that theology was the most powerful driving force in the politics of the early Muslim community seems to be an axiom that requires no proof. The birth of the various schisms in the Muslim community (al-umma), along with the theological debates that accompanied them, were thoroughly studied by medieval and modern scholars alike. In describing the politico-theological groups, such as the Khārijites or the Qadarites, h…
On Taqlīd
This volume is a recent addition to the narrow selection of studies focusing on the thought of the Ḥanbalī theologian and jurist from Damascus Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350), the prominent discip
Accused of Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism in Islam
Explores the problem of anthropomorphism: a major bone of contention in 8th to 14th-century Islamic theologyMore than any other issue in Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (tashbih) stood at the heart of many theological debates, and was mostly discussed within the circles of traditionalist Islam. The way a scholar interpreted the anthropomorphic descriptions of God in the Qur'an or the Hadith (for instance, God's hand, God's laughter or God's si…
Seeing God in Sufi Qur’an Commentaries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2021.122.229 First paragraph: From the inception of the Sufi movement, Sufis regarded the Qurʾān as a source of mystical knowledge. According to Sufi exegetes, the words of the Qurʾān are in fact allusions (ishārah pl. ishārāt) which pertain to “divine truths” (ḥaqāʾiq, sing. ḥaqīqah). Accordingly, Sufi hermeneutics of the Qurʾān is called “the exegesis by allusion” (tafsīr bi-l-ishārah) or “the allusive exe…
Muslim al-Naysābūrī (d. 261/875)
Islam (8 works) · Islamic Studies and History (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Theology (6 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (5 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works)