Joel L. Kraemer (1933–2018)
Author of Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds
Works by Joel L. Kraemer
Associated Works
The History of al-Tabari Vol. 34. Incipient Decline: The Caliphates of al-Wathiq, al-Mutawakkil, and al-Muntasir A.D. 841-863/A.H. 227-248 (1989) — Translator, some editions — 21 copies
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- Canonical name
- Kraemer, Joel L.
- Birthdate
- 1933-06-11
- Date of death
- 2018-10-11
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Yale University (Ph.D|1967)
Columbia University
Jewish Theological Seminary (BHL|MHL|1959)
Rutgers University (BA|1954) - Occupations
- Jewish Studies Scholar
professor
Philologist - Organizations
- University of Chicago
Tel Aviv University
Yale University
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies - Awards and honors
- Fellow, American Academy of Jewish Research (1998)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Illinois, USA
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A biography of one of Judaism greatest thinkers. The author concentrates on Maimonides life and not on his writing. An excellent peek into Jewish Medieval life in the Islamic world.
Kind of hard to get into. I'll have to make another effort when I'm more in the mind set.
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- 9
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- Members
- 315
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 21
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