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Maxime Rodinson
AuthorBooks · Second hand1915-2004
Maxime Rodinson was a French historian and sociologist. Ideologically a Marxist, Rodinson was a prominent authority in oriental studies. He was the son of a Russian-Belarusian clothing trader and his wife, who both were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After studying oriental languages, he became a professor of Ge'ez at the École pratique des hautes études. He was the author of a body of work, including the book Muhammad, a biography of the prophet of Islam.
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About Maxime Rodinson
Birth
1915
Death
2004
Maxime Rodinson was a French historian and sociologist. Ideologically a Marxist, Rodinson was a prominent authority in oriental studies. He was the son of a Russian-Belarusian clothing trader and his wife, who both were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After studying oriental languages, he became a professor of Ge'ez at the École pratique des hautes études. He was the author of a body of work, including the book Muhammad, a biography of the prophet of Islam.
Maxime Rodinson was a prominent French historian and sociologist whose work focused deeply on the Islamic world.
Born in the heart of Paris in 1915, he dedicated his academic life to unraveling the complexities of Orientalism.
His most recognized work, Israel and the Arabs, is a fundamental reference for understanding the relations between both peoples.
Throughout his prolific career, he published 25 works exploring the intersection of history, religion, and sociology.
As a university professor, Rodinson left an immense intellectual legacy in the critical study of Islam and contemporary history.
