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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.
Contents
CONTENTS
BACKGROUND
Chapter One Karaism and Karaite Philosophy
Chapter Two Karaite Attitudes towards Religion and Science
Chapter Three Karaite Philosophy in the Classical Period
MAJOR THINKERS
Chapter Four Judah Hadassi
Chapter Five Aaron ben Joseph
Chapter Six Aaron ben Elijah
Chapter Seven Elijah Bashyatchi
CONTACTS WITH RABBANITE THINKERS
Chapter Eight Karaites in Spain
Chapter Nine Judah Halevi and Karaism
Chapter Ten Maimonides and Karaism—Mutual Influences
Chapter Eleven Karaism and the Jewish-Christian Debate
TOPICS
Chapter Twelve The Theory of Compensation (ʻIwaḍ ) in Rabbanite and Karaite Thought: Animal Sacrifices, Ritual Slaughter, and Circumcision
Chapter Thirteen The Prophecy of Abraham in Karaite Thought
Chapter Fourteen Jerusalem in Later Karaite Thought
Chapter Fifteen Afterlife and Eschatology
INTO THE MODERN PERIOD
Chapter Sixteen Into the Modern Period
