{"product_id":"science-in-medieval-jewish-cultures-hardback-9781107001459","title":"Science in Medieval Jewish Cultures (Hardback) 9781107001459","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScience in Medieval Jewish Cultures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides the first comprehensive overview by world-renowned experts of what we know today of medieval Jews' engagement with the sciences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGad Freudenthal (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107001459, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 January 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e560 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e26 x 18.9 x 4.5 cm, 1.13 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eScience in Medieval Jewish Cultures provides the first comprehensive overview by world-renowned experts of what we know today of medieval Jews' engagement with the sciences. Many medieval Jews, whether living in Islamic or Christian civilizations, joined Maimonides in accepting the rationalist philosophical-scientific tradition and appropriated extensive bodies of scientific knowledge in various disciplines: astronomy, astrology, mathematics, logic, physics, meteorology, biology, psychology, science of language and medicine. The appropriated texts – in the original or in Hebrew translation – were the starting points for Jews' own contributions to medieval science and also informed other literary genres: religious-philosophical works, biblical commentaries and even Halakhic (legal) discussions. This volume's essays will provide readers with background knowledge of medieval scientific thought necessary to properly understand canonical Jewish scientific texts. Its breadth reflects the number and diversity of Jewish cultures in the Middle Ages and the necessity of considering the fortunes of science in each within its specific context.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Gad Freudenthal\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Greek-Arabic Scientific Tradition, Its Appropriation, Adaptation, and Development in Medieval Jewish Cultures, East and West: 1. The assimilation of Greek-Arabic learning by medieval Jewish cultures: a brief bibliographic introduction Gad Freudenthal\u003cbr\u003e 2. Medieval Hebrew translations of philosophical and scientific texts: a chronological table Mauro Zonta\u003cbr\u003e 3. Arabic and Latin cultures as resources for the Hebrew translation movement: comparative considerations, both quantitative and qualitative Gad Freudenthal\u003cbr\u003e 4. The medieval Hebrew scientific book: production, circulation Malachi Beit-Arié\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Individual Sciences as Studied and Practised by Medieval Jews: 5. Logic: its roles in the curriculum and as the organon of science Charles H. Manekin\u003cbr\u003e 6. Astronomy among medieval Jews Bernard R. Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e 7. Interactions between Jewish and Christian astronomers in the Iberian peninsula José Chabás\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hebrew mathematics and Jewish culture in the Middle Ages Tony Lévy\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mathematical and physical optics in medieval Jewish scientific thought Eyah Meiron\u003cbr\u003e 10. The evolution of the genre of philosophical-scientific commentary: Hebrew supercommentaries on Aristotle's Physics Ruth Glasner\u003cbr\u003e 11. Latin scholastic influences on late-medieval Hebrew physics: the state of the art Mauro Zonta\u003cbr\u003e 12. Meteorology and zoology in medieval Hebrew science Resianne Fontaine\u003cbr\u003e 13. The mental faculties and the psychology of sleep and dreams Hagar Kahana-Smilansky\u003cbr\u003e 14. Toward a history of astrological literature in Hebrew: a bibliographical survey Reimund Leicht\u003cbr\u003e 15. Astrology among medieval Jews Shlomo Sela\u003cbr\u003e 16. Astral magic in medieval Hebrew thought Dov Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e 17. Medicine among medieval Jews\u003cbr\u003e the science, the art, and the practice Carmen Caballero-Navas\u003cbr\u003e 18. Medieval alchemy in Hebrew: a noted absence Gad Freudenthal\u003cbr\u003e 19. The science of language in medieval Jewish thought Judith Olszowy-Schlanger\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Scientific Knowledge in Context: 20. Science in the Karaite communities Daniel Lasker\u003cbr\u003e 21. Science in the Jewish communities of the Byzantine cultural orbit: new perspectives Y. Tzvi Langermann\u003cbr\u003e 22. Science in medieval commentaries on the Bible James T. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e 23. Scientific elements in Kabbalah Hava Tirosh-Samuelson\u003cbr\u003e 24. History, language and the sciences in medieval Spain Eleazar Gutwirth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jewish studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jewish studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jewish%20studies%20%5BJFSR1%5D%22\"\u003eJFSR1\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913251774744,"sku":"9781107001459","price":127.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107001459i_dd36d09c-943a-41df-a03f-bbee95c470c6.jpg?v=1691360806","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/science-in-medieval-jewish-cultures-hardback-9781107001459","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}