MARCH 30, 2015, 1:15pm Class of ’47 Room – Library

Faculty Colloquium

“Maimonidean Controversies in Egypt”

Elisha Russ-Fishbane is a historian of Jewish life and culture in the Islamic world, specializing in the religious and intellectual intersections of medieval Judaism and Islam. Elisha’s book on the Jewish-Sufi movement of thirteenth-century Egypt, entitled Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A Study of Abraham Maimonides and His Circle, will be published by Oxford University Press in July, 2015. His current work explores the image of non-Muslims in Sufi thought and literature and on the legacy of Maimonidean philosophy in the Jewish communities of the Near East and Western Europe.

Event is open to all faculty, staff, and students interested in learning more about Elisha’s research.  Please RSVP if you wish to attend.  Beverages and snacks will be served.

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