Ross Brann Explained

Ross Brann is an American religion historian, currently the Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies at Cornell University.^{[1] [2]}

Published works

• The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity and Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991).
• Power in the Portrayal: Representations of Muslims and Jews in Islamic Spain (Princeton University Press, 2002).
• Iberian Moorings: Al-Andalus, Sefarad and the Tropes of Exceptionalism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021).
• Moses Maimonides: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2024).

Awards

• 1992: National Jewish Book Award in the Sephardic Studies category for The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity and Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain^[3]

Further reading

• "Review: The Compunctious Hebrew Poet" (Indiana University Press, May 1992)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ross Brann . cornell.edu . April 29, 2017.
2. Web site: Dr. Ross Brann . wamc.org . April 29, 2017.
3. Web site: Past Winners. Jewish Book Council. en. 2020-01-25.
4. HAMORI. ANDRAS. 1992. Brann. Ross. The Compunctious Hebrew Poet. Prooftexts. 12. 2. 192–200. 20689336. 0272-9601.