Joseph ben Juda ibn Aknin
Josef ben Juda (ben Ja'aqov) ibn Aknin (* around 1150 in Barcelona ; † around 1220 ) was a Spanish-Jewish religious philosopher and poet .
Born in Barcelona, Aknin moved to Fez , one of the most important places in the Almohad Empire . His writings, written in Hebrew and Arabic , include the Sefer ha-Musar (a commentary on Pirqe Avot ), Tibb al-Nufus (a psychological work), an introduction to the Talmud, etc. He translated the "Great Book of Music" ( Arabic كتاب الموسيقى الكبير, DMG Kitāb al-mūsīqā al-kabīr ) from al-Farabi from Arabic into Hebrew.
literature
- Dan Cohn-Sherbok: Medieval Jewish philosophy: an introduction . Curzon Jewish Philosophy Series, Routledge 1996.
- Angel Sáenz-Badillos; Judit Targarona Borrás: Yosef ben Yĕhudah ben Ya'ǎqob ibn 'Aknin. In: Diccionario de autores judios (Sefarad. Siglos X-XV). El Almendro, Córdoba 1988 (Estudios de Cultura Hebrea, Volume 10), p. 182. ISBN 84-86077-69-9 .
Web links
- Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin in the Jewish Encyclopedia
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joseph ben Juda ibn Aknin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joseph ben Jehuda ben Ja'aqov ibn Aknin; Yosef ibn ʿAḳnin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish-Jewish religious philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1150 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1220 |