Josef ibn Zaddik

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Josef ben Jakob ibn Zaddik (born around 1075; died 1149 in Córdoba ) was a Spanish rabbi , poet and philosopher and a respected Talmudist .

From 1138 he was Dajjan in Cordoba, together with Maimon, the father of Maimonides . His reputation is based in particular on his religious-philosophical writings (Arabic al-alam al-saghir , Hebrew translated: sefer ha-olam ha-qatan , "book of the microcosm": comparison of macro- and microcosm ), which are in the spirit of Neoplatonism in tradition of Isaac Israeli and Solomon ibn Gabirol and in particular under the influence of the teachings of the " honest brothers ".

The “Lauteren Brüder” (Arabic ihwan as-safa) were groups of an ascetic way of life and an internalized religiosity within a mystical-Neoplatonic trend - Sufism - of 10/11. Century in Islam . Their influence was considerable and also encompassed Jewish circles - in addition to Josef ibn Zaddik, for example, Bachja ibn Pakuda , whose writings were very widespread.

Also active as a poet , Josef ibn Zaddik was friends with greats like Yehuda ha-Levi .

Works

  • The microcosm of Josef ibn Saddik . Edited by Saul Horovitz. Schatzky-Verlag, Breslau 1903.
  • Yonah David: שירי יוסף אבן צדיק [ The Poems of Joseph Ibn Zaddik ]. American Academy of Jewish Research, New York 1982.
  • Teresa Alsina Trias, Gregorio del Olmo Lete: El Diwán de Yosef ibn Ṣaddiq según la edición crítica de Yonah David. Editorial Ausa, Sabadell 1987.

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personal data
SURNAME Ibn Zaddik, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ibn Zaddik, Josef ben Jakob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish Jewish scholar
DATE OF BIRTH around 1075
DATE OF DEATH 1149
Place of death Cordoba