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Regarding [[Maimonides]], she insists that [[Leo Strauss]]'s 'dichotomy of esoteric versus exoteric writing does not do justice to Maimonides’ context-sensitive rhetoric,’ claiming instead that he "‘plays a double game’, reconciling and integrating dualities through the constant, creative interplay between Arabic and Hebrew, Islamic and Jewish culture."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nirenberg|first=David|author-link=David Nirenberg|title=Double Game: Review of "Maimonides in his World" by [[Sarah Stroumsa]]|journal=London Review of Books|volume=32 (18)|date=September 23, 2010|pages=31–32|ISBN=978 0 691 13763 6}}</ref> |
Regarding [[Maimonides]], she insists that [[Leo Strauss]]'s 'dichotomy of esoteric versus exoteric writing does not do justice to Maimonides’ context-sensitive rhetoric,’ claiming instead that he "‘plays a double game’, reconciling and integrating dualities through the constant, creative interplay between Arabic and Hebrew, Islamic and Jewish culture."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nirenberg|first=David|author-link=David Nirenberg|title=Double Game: Review of "Maimonides in his World" by [[Sarah Stroumsa]]|journal=London Review of Books|volume=32 (18)|date=September 23, 2010|pages=31–32|ISBN=978 0 691 13763 6}}</ref> |
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== [[Maimonides]]References == |
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Revision as of 05:26, 14 February 2022
Sarah Stroumsa | |
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שרה סטרומזה | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Haifa, Israel |
Spouse | Guy Stroumsa |
Academic background | |
Education | B.A., PhD., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Thesis | דאוד אבן מרואן אלמקמץ וחיבורו ״עשרון מקאלה״ (1983) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Website | pluto |
Sarah Stroumsa (1950) is the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2021 she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[1]
Career
After earning her B.A, Stroumsa joined the faculty at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1977.[2] By 1999, she was appointed to Full professor and later sat as Vice-Rector of the University from 2003 until 2006.[3]
In 2003, she was named the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor Emerita of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4] A few years later, she became the first woman to serve as Rector of the Hebrew University.[5] The year after her promotion, Stroumsa was the recipient of the Italian Solidarity Award.[6] During her tenure as Rector, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem jumped from 72nd to 57th on the World Universities Ranking list.[7] She also helped establish the University's first Muslim prayer room.[8]
After ending her tenure as Rector, she was the recipient of a Research Grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a Research Project at Freie Universität Berlin.[4] In 2018, Stroumsa and her husband earned the 2018 Leopold Lucas Prize.[9]
Personal life
Stroumsa is married to Guy Stroumsa and they have two daughters.[10]
Published Work
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Regarding Maimonides, she insists that Leo Strauss's 'dichotomy of esoteric versus exoteric writing does not do justice to Maimonides’ context-sensitive rhetoric,’ claiming instead that he "‘plays a double game’, reconciling and integrating dualities through the constant, creative interplay between Arabic and Hebrew, Islamic and Jewish culture."[11]
- Stroumsa, Sarah (November 2009). Maimonides in His World. Princeton. ISBN 978 0 691 13763 6.
MaimonidesReferences
- ^ "The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2021".
- ^ "New Hebrew University rector aims for out of the box thinking". israel21c.org. ISRAEL21c. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "האישה הראשונה בתפקיד הרקטור" (in Hebrew). Makor Rishon. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Israeli Professor of Arabic Studies, Sarah Stroumsa, Receives Research Grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a Research Project at Freie Universität Berlin". fu-berlin.de. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Diana Guy Nir (7 July 2008). "לראשונה: מונתה רקטורית באוניברסיטה העברית". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "הנשיא האיטלקי העניק את עיטור הסולידריות האיטלקי לרקטור האוניברסיטה פרופ' שרה סטרומזה ולפרופ' שלמה אבינרי". huji.ac.il (in Hebrew). July 7, 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ ""שרה סטרומזה, האוניברסיטה העברית עלתה בדירוג רק בזכות מדליית פילדס?"" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Allman, Roy (23 December 2010). "מסגד נחנך באוניברסיטה העברית" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "2018 Leopold Lucas Prize for Guy and Sarah Stroumsa". idw-online.de. 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Rocker, Simon (May 27, 2010). "The Israeli who's taken Abraham to Oxford". thejc.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Nirenberg, David (September 23, 2010). "Double Game: Review of "Maimonides in his World" by Sarah Stroumsa". London Review of Books. 32 (18): 31–32. ISBN 978 0 691 13763 6.