Institutions of Jewish Higher Religious Education in Abbasid Period: The Yeshivas

Arslantas N.

BELLETEN, vol.79, no.286, pp.847-878, 2015 (AHCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 79 Issue: 286
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: BELLETEN
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.847-878
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Due to painful experiences throughout history, Jews gave high importance to educational activity to keep their existance as a community. Yeshivas, where higher religious education was taught, were established in pre-Islamic period. During the Abbasid Period, Yeshivas of Sura and Pumbeditha in Iraq and Yeshiva of Palestine continued their activities without any obstacles.