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以色列希伯来大学校长Menahmem Ben-Sasson教授清华大学演讲会
What has changed since the middle ages?
About the Speaker: Menahem Ben-Sasson is the thirteenth president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After earning a PhD in Jewish History at the Hebrew University, Ben-Sasson completed his post-doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge. He later served as University Rector and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Prof. Ben-Sasson is a scholar in the Department of the History of the Jewish People in the Faculty of Humanities. A historian of the heritage of oriental Jewry, he has written some forty books and scholarly articles on a range of subjects, including Jewish Communities in Muslim Lands, the Relationship between Religion and Economics, and Law and Spirituality as Sources of Authority in Medieval Oriental Society. He has been a visiting lecturer at leading institutions in the United States, including Yeshiva University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to the history of medieval Jewry in Muslim lands, he specializes in the study of Maimonides, social and intellectual history, Geonic responsa and texts, and Saadya Gaon’s works and leadership.
Lecture Abstract: International networks and proliferating trade created a market economy during different periods of world history. This is evident in the Muslim world during the 9-12th century, as well as during the last two decades. Through examining and juxtaposing three main issues, linkages and connections will show the similarities and differences between the conditions which enabled this similar process of globalization in two different historical contexts. The first issue will be methods of learning: the transition to inquisitive learning, openness to different cultures, language reforms and other changes in the 9-12th century all contributed to the new global network which emerged. The second notable aspect which enabled this global network was the change in trade techniques.
Venue: Lecture Room, Tsinghua University Library
Time：10:30-11:30 a.m., May 13, 2013
Organized by Office of International Cooperation and Exchange
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