Collected Studies (Volume 3): Maimonidean Argument in France

Joseph Shatzmiller

Published by Academic Studies Press 2023

Collected Studies (Volume 3)

Maimonidean Argument in France

Joseph Shatzmiller

https://doi.org/10.1515/9798887193755

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Joseph Shatzmiller’s Collected Studies (Volume 3): Maimonidean Argument in France is a comprehensive compilation of his research on the intellectual and mental history of the Jews in Provence. The central focus of the book is the ongoing conflict between adherents of Maimonidean philosophy and its opponents, which persisted throughout the thirteenth century due to the movement of translations from Arabic to Hebrew. Additionally, the book delves into other important aspects of Provence Jewry, including their attitudes towards the Albigensian heresy and the intellectual contributions of figures such as Kalonymus ben Kalonymus, Jacob ben Eliyahu, and the renowned biblical commentator, astronomer, and philosopher Gersonides. Shatzmiller’s research illuminates the significance of Provence Jewry within the larger framework of Jewish communities in the Mediterranean and western Europe during the Middle Ages.

“The collection of studies that these four volumes offer is the result of more than sixty years of commitment to scholarship. Like many colleagues, I relied in the beginning on printed material in books that dealt with law, religion, and secular literature. Then, as a disciple of George Duby, I discovered the world of archives and hand-written Latin manuscripts. The present collection relies, to a great extent, on previously unknown information discovered during years of search in the archives of Southern France, mostly on those of the county of Provence. They are situated in the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence as well as the town of Digne. The legal registers of the High Middle Ages (1250-1350) as well as those produced by the counties’ administration introduce us to the ordinary people of the region, to their daily life and to their preoccupations; their names are spelled out, the dates are recorded and the localities in which they were active are designated. At times these documents encourage us to endorse information found in contemporary literary sources and to overcome our hesitation and excessive caution concerning their value as historical evidence.”

— Joseph Shatzmiller

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Shatzmiller Joseph :

Joseph Shatzmiller is the Smart Family Distinguished Professor of Judaic Studies at Duke University. He is the author of Shylock Reconsidered: Jews, Moneylanding, and Medieval Society and Jews, Medicine, and Medieval Society.Joseph Shatzmiller is Smart Family Distinguished Professor of Judaic Studies at Duke University. He is the author of Shylock Reconsidered: Jews, Moneylanding, and Medieval Society and Jews, Medicine, and Medieval Society.

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“Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, has throughout the course of his career provided a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence. Known for his insightful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller’s research consistently illuminates the significance of Provence Jewry within the larger framework of Jewish communities in the Mediterranean and western Europe during the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, his work is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Jewish communities in medieval Europe.”

— Ram Ben-Shalom, Professor of the History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of The Jews of Provence and Languedoc

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
I Intellectualism in Provence
1. ׳מגלת ההתנצלות הקטן׳ לרבי קלונימוס בן קלונימוס (Kalonymos ben Kalonymos: ‘A Scroll of Petty Apologetics’) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Rationalisme et orthodoxie religieuse chez les juifs provençaux au commencement du XIV^e siècle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
3. הכפירה האלביגנזית בעיני היהודים בני הזמן (Albigensian Heresy as Reflected in the Eyes of Contemporary Jewry) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
II The Great Maimonidean Controversies
1. לתמונת המחלוקת הראשונה על כתבי הרמב״ם (Towards a Picture of the First Maimonidean Controversy) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
2. איגרתו של ר׳ אשר בר׳ גרשם לרבני צרפת מזמן המחלוקת על כתבי הרמב״ם (The letter from Rabbi Asher ben Gershom to the Rabbis of France at the Time of the Controversy about the Works of Maimonides) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
3 Les Tossafistes et la première controverse maïmonidienne: Le témoignage du Rabbin Asher Ben Gershom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
III The Ban of Barcelona
1 In Search of the “Book of Figures”: Medicine and Astrology in Montpellier at the Turn of the Fourteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
2. צורת אריה לכליות והמחלוקת על לימודי החכמות בראשית המאה הי״ד (The Lion Figure for the Cure of Kidney and the Controversy over the Study of Philosophy at the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
3. בין אבא מארי לרשב״א המשא־והמתן שקדם לחרם בברצלונה (Between Abba Mari and Rashba: The Negotiations that Preceded the Ban of Barcelona (1303–1305)) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
IV Gersonides
1. הרלב״ג וקהילת אוראנז׳ בימי חייו (Gersonides and the Jewish Community of Orange in His Time) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
2. עוד על הרלב״ג וקהילת אוראנז׳ בימי חייו (More about Gersonides and the Community of Orange in His Time) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
3 Gersonide et la société juive de son temps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
4 Un autographe de Gersonide: Examen graphologique Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
5 Compte-Rendu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
V Outstanding Intellectuals
1 Jacob Ben Elie, traducteur multilingue à Venise à la fin du XIII^e siècle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
2 Au service de la Cour de Naples: Kalonymos d’Arles et Judah Romano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Appendix: Early Academic Experiments
1 Une expérience universitaire méconnue: le Studium de Manosque (1247–1249) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
2 Une expérience universitaire renouvelée: le Studium de Manosque (1299–1300) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
VI References to Previous Publications of the Chapters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 286
Keywords: Maimonides; France; Provence; Middle Ages; Jewish Studies; medieval Jews; history; Barcelona; Gersonides; Jacob Ben Eli; le Studium de Manosque

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Published: November 14, 2023
ISBN: 9798887193755