Ross Brann Books

The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity And Hebrew Poetry In Muslim Spain
The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity And Hebrew Poetry In Muslim Spain

By Ross Brann, Ross , 1949- Brann

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Brann examines a major theme of Medieval Hebrew poetry: the unease of poets writing secular verse at odds with what they held sacred. He sees this unease as both a key to the literary history of th...

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Renewing The Past, Reconfiguring Jewish Culture: From Al-Andalus To The Haskalah
Renewing The Past, Reconfiguring Jewish Culture: From Al-Andalus To The Haskalah

By Ross Brann

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In a penetrating exploration of the various ways memories and representations of the Jewish past have been reconfigured in new historical circumstances, Renewing the Past, Reconfiguring Jewish Cult...

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Languages Of Power In Islamic Spain: (Occasional Publications Of The Department Of Near Eastern Studies And The Program Of Jewish Studies, Cornell University, No 3) (Leadership & Management Series)
Languages Of Power In Islamic Spain: (Occasional Publications Of The Department Of Near Eastern Studies And The Program Of Jewish Studies, Cornell University, No 3) (Leadership & Management Series)

By Ross Brann, Brann, Ross [Editor]

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The Qasidah And The Poetics Of Ceremony: Three 'id Panegyrics To The Cordoban Caliphate / Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych -- Philologians And Poets In Search Of The Hebrew Language / Angel Saenz-badill...

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Al-Andalus, Sepharad And Medieval Iberia
Al-Andalus, Sepharad And Medieval Iberia

By Maribel Fierro, Richard C Taylor, DENISE K. FILIOS, Ross Brann, Dwight F. Reynolds, Harvey J Hames, Francisco J. Hernandez, Bernard R Goldstein, Ivy A. Corfis, Russell Hopley, María Jesús Fuente, Corfis, Danya Crites

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This Volume Show The Many Facets Of Contact In Al-andalus And Medieval Iberia, With Issues Still Vital After More Than A Millennium As Cultures Face Off And Open Or Close Frontiers To Ideas, Custom...

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Power In The Portrayal: Representations Of Jews And Muslims In Eleventh- And Twelfth-Century Islamic Spain.
Power In The Portrayal: Representations Of Jews And Muslims In Eleventh- And Twelfth-Century Islamic Spain.

By Ross Brann

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Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period. Employing...

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'His Pen And Ink Are A Powerful Mirror'
'His Pen And Ink Are A Powerful Mirror'

By Ross Brann, Sarah Pearce, Adam Bursi, S. J. Pearce, Hamza M. Zafer, Hamza Zafer

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"'His Pen and Ink are a Powerful Mirror' is a volume of collected essays in honor of Ross Brann, written by his students and friends on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The essays engage with a d...

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Al-Andalus, Sepharad And Medieval Iberia
Al-Andalus, Sepharad And Medieval Iberia

By Maribel Fierro, Richard C Taylor, DENISE K. FILIOS, Ross Brann, Dwight F. Reynolds, Harvey J Hames, Francisco J. Hernandez, Bernard R Goldstein, Ivy A. Corfis, Russell Hopley, María Jesús Fuente, Danya Crites

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This Volume Show The Many Facets Of Contact In Al-andalus And Medieval Iberia, With Issues Still Vital After More Than A Millennium As Cultures Face Off And Open Or Close Frontiers To Ideas, Custom...

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Moses Maimonides
Moses Maimonides

By Ross Brann

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Moses Maimonides, a scientist, physician, philosopher, rabbinic scholar, and communal leader, was perhaps the most imposing Jewish figure of the pre-modern age. Yet, more than eight centuries after...

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