The Rishonim

Intro II: Decline and Fall of the Geonic Empire

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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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