From Judah Hadassi to Elijah Bashyatchi : : studies in late medieval Karaite philosophy / / by Daniel J. Lasker.

• Superior document: Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, v. 4
• Author: Lasker, Daniel J.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The present study is a pioneering account of the development of late medieval Karaite Jewish thought, challenging the oft-repeated assertion that Karaite thinkers remained loyal to Kalām, the dominant theological philosophy during the earlier Golden Age of Karaism. A careful reading of Karaite sources demonstrates that the watershed figure whose influence led to changes in Karaite thought was the Rabbanite Maimonides, whose attacks on the Kalām had revealed its scientific shortcomings. This book discusses major Karaite thinkers from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, as well as the central themes in their writings. It also outlines the impact of Karaism on the dominant Rabbanite Jews and their major thinkers, especially Maimonides. It should be of interest to all those who study medieval philosophy, intellectual history, Judaism and sectarianism.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Daniel J. Lasker -- Karaism and Karaite Philosophy / Daniel J. Lasker -- Karaite Attitudes towards Religion and Science / Daniel J. Lasker -- Karaite Philosophy in the Classical Period / Daniel J. Lasker -- Judah Hadassi / Daniel J. Lasker -- Aaron ben Joseph / Daniel J. Lasker -- Aaron ben Elijah / Daniel J. Lasker -- Elijah Bashyatchi / Daniel J. Lasker -- Karaites in Spain / Daniel J. Lasker -- Judah Halevi and Karaism / Daniel J. Lasker -- Maimonides and Karaism-Mutual Influences / Daniel J. Lasker -- Karaism and the Jewish-Christian Debate / Daniel J. Lasker -- The Theory of Compensation ('Iwad) in Rabbanite and Karaite Thought: Animal Sacrifices, Ritual Slaughter, and Circumcision / Daniel J. Lasker -- The Prophecy of Abraham in Karaite Thought / Daniel J. Lasker -- Jerusalem in Later Karaite Thought / Daniel J. Lasker -- Afterlife and Eschatology / Daniel J. Lasker -- Into the Modern Period / Daniel J. Lasker -- Bibliography / Daniel J. Lasker -- Index / Daniel J. Lasker.