The Politics of Sufism and Ḥasidut in Medieval Egypt

Authors

  • Björn Bentlage Seminar for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg,
  • Gerold Necker Seminar for Jewish Studies, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13154/er.v4.2017.54-89

Keywords:

Piety, Sufism, Jewry, Copts, medieval Egypt, Ayyubids

Abstract

The present article is, firstly, a review of a recent publication by Elisha Russ-Fishbane that will, secondly, seek to develop an entanglement perspective on piety in the Ayyubid age. Elisha Russ-Fishbane’s book offers the first systematic presentation of the Jewish pietist movement in late twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Egypt. It is largely based on a selection of Genizah documents, the writings of the movement’s pivotal figures, as well as a synthetic and critical discussion of the disparate remarks in previous publications. The present text will seek to summarize Russ-Fishbane’s book, discuss it in relation to other pertinent literature, and suggest some thoughts on Jewish-Muslim relations, parallels to Jewish pietism in Germany, and the book’s relevance for the perspective of entanglement.

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Published

2017-07-14

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Section

Miscellaneous

How to Cite

The Politics of Sufism and Ḥasidut in Medieval Egypt. (2017). Entangled Religions, 4, 54-89. https://doi.org/10.13154/er.v4.2017.54-89