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Listen "Intro II: Decline and Fall of the Geonic Empire"
Episode Synopsis
Sourcesheet link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kLWjTHPxmD1NDESzpElZlS88TUbFxJYGN7CRLyzekLs/edit
This episode will discuss:
The Geonim as heads of an intellectual empire
The uneven but inexorable decline of the Geonic hegemony
Periodization: how do we know when an era is over?
How Rishonim came to replace the Geonim
The story of “the four captives”
The city of Kairouan and its scholars
Two “founders’ fathers”: R. Hushiel, father of R. Hananel, and R. Yaakov, father of R. Nissim Gaon
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kLWjTHPxmD1NDESzpElZlS88TUbFxJYGN7CRLyzekLs/edit
This episode will discuss:
The Geonim as heads of an intellectual empire
The uneven but inexorable decline of the Geonic hegemony
Periodization: how do we know when an era is over?
How Rishonim came to replace the Geonim
The story of “the four captives”
The city of Kairouan and its scholars
Two “founders’ fathers”: R. Hushiel, father of R. Hananel, and R. Yaakov, father of R. Nissim Gaon
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