A MOSAIC OF MEDIEVAL HISTORICAL SOURCES – THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE EGYPTIAN JEWISH PHYSICIAN IBN JUMAY

Amir Mazor; Efraim Lev

doi:10.2143/REJ.181.1.3290624

A MOSAIC OF MEDIEVAL HISTORICAL SOURCES – THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE EGYPTIAN JEWISH PHYSICIAN IBN JUMAY

Amir Mazor, Efraim Lev

University of Haifa

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This article reconstructs a biography of al-Shaykh al-Muwaffaq Ibn Jumay' (fl. 1170-1200), one of the most illustrious Jewish physicians of the medieval Islamic world, using both Muslim historiographical and Jewish Geniza sources. The article demonstrates that data mentioned by Muslim authors and details mentioned in the Geniza documents, reciprocally strengthen, confirm and add information about Ibn Jumay'’s life, thus creating a colorful biographical mosaic of the famous Jewish physician’s life.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	87-110
Number of pages	24
Journal	Revue des Etudes Juives
Volume	181
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2143/REJ.181.1.3290624
State	Published - Jan 2022

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Cultural Studies
History
Religious studies
Literature and Literary Theory

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