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Samuel ben ḥofni Gaon and His Cultural World : (Record no. 24266)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
Canceled/invalid LC control number 96020920
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789004494824
Qualifying information (electronic book)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789004103023
Qualifying information (print)
024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1163/9789004494824
Source of number or code DOI
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
Canceled/invalid control number (OCoLC)34624485
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency NL-LeKB
Transcribing agency NL-LeKB
Description conventions rda
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BM755.S2436
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code HRJ
Source bicssc
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code REL
Subject category code subdivision 040000
Source bisacsh
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 296/.092
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Edition information 20
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sklare, David E.,
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Samuel ben ḥofni Gaon and His Cultural World :
Remainder of title Texts and Studies /
Statement of responsibility, etc. David E. Sklare.
246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Texts and Studies
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Leiden;
-- Boston :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer BRILL,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 1996.
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Extent 1 online resource.
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Content type term text
Content type code txt
Source rdacontent
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media type term computer
Media type code c
Source rdamedia
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE
Carrier type term online resource
Source rdacarrier
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ;
Volume/sequential designation 18
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Contains reconstruction of two works by Samuel ben Ḥofni Gaon in original Judeo-Arabic and English translation.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Title Preliminary Material /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Preface /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Symbols and Method used in Transcription and Translation /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Bibliographical Abbreviations /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Genealogical Table /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter One Samuel ben Ḥofni Gaon: His Life and Works /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter Two Samuel ben Ḥofni and Arabic Culture: An Intellectual Portrait /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter Three The Yeshivot in Baghdad: Decline and Temporary Restoration /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter Four Jewish Culture Outside the Yeshivot /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter Five Central Concepts and Issues: Reason, Obligation, Universalism and Tradition /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter Six Treatise on the Commandments : Introduction and Annotated Translation /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Chapter Seven Ten Questions : Introduction and Annotated Translation /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Bibliography /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title General Index /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Index of Manuscripts /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare --
Title Index of Sources /
Statement of responsibility David E. Sklare.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Samuel ben ḥofni Gaon was head of the Yeshiva of Sura in Baghdad during the cultural renaissance which characterized the Buyid period. His writings reflect the impact of Arabic literature on Jewish intellectuals at this time. The first part of this volume presents the known details of his life and extensive writings and describes the dynamics of contemporary, tenth-century Jewish culture: the decline and temporary restoration of the yeshivot and the intellectual activity outside of them. Additionally, some of the basic concepts of his thought, strongly influenced by Mu'tazilite Kalām, are explained. The book provides the Judeo-Arabic text and annotated English translation of two of his works on legal theory, his Treatise on the Commandments and Ten Questions , reconstructed from manuscript fragments from the Cairo Geniza.
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on print version record.
600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Samuel ben Hophni,
Dates associated with a name -1013.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Jewish scholars
Geographic subdivision Iraq
-- Babylonia
Form subdivision Biography.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Rabbis
Geographic subdivision Iraq
-- Babylonia
Form subdivision Biography.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Commandments (Judaism)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Jewish scholars
Geographic subdivision Iraq
-- Babylonia
General subdivision Biography.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Jews
Geographic subdivision Iraq
-- Babylonia
General subdivision Intellectual life.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Rabbis
Geographic subdivision Iraq
-- Babylonia
General subdivision Biography.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Title Samuel ben ḥofni Gaon and His Cultural World : Texts and Studies.
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1996
International Standard Book Number 9789004103023
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ;
Volume/sequential designation 18.
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Public note DOI:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004494824">http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004494824</a>

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