Judaism, Sufism, and the pietists of medieval Egypt : a study of Abraham Maimonides and his time /

This volume examines the intertwined history of Jewish and Islamic mysticism through a multifaceted study of Egyptian Jewish pietism during the period of Abraham Maimonides (1186-1237) and his circle, from its rise in the late twelfth century through its apex in the mid-thirteenth. The book traces t...

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