The Medieval Hebrew Encyclopedias of Science and Philosophy (AMSTERDAM STUDIES IN JEWISH THOUGHT Volume 7) (Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Thought)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780792362425
Subjects: General encyclopaedias; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History and criticism; Jewish Law; Medieval Philosophy; Philosophy, Jewish; Philosophy; Arabic; Hebrew; Latin; Jewish learning and scholarshi; Jewish - General; History; History & Surveys - Medieval; History-Jewish - General; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Philosophy / Medieval; Science-History; To 1500; Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Hebrew; History & Surveys - General; Encyclopedias and dictionaries; Jewish learning and scholarship
First sentence: The medieval Hebrew encyclopedias of science and philosophy made their appearance in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries (the period of the Age of Encyclopedias in the West), at a time in which Hebrew was beginning to replace Arabic as the literary and scientific language of the Jews.