Ross Brann

Ross Brann is an American religious historian, currently the Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies at Cornell University.

Published works

The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity and Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain.Power in the Portrayal: Representations of Muslims and Jews in Islamic Spain.Iberian Moorings: Al-Andalus, Sefarad and the Tropes of Exceptionalism.Moses Maimonides: A Very Short Introduction.

Awards

1992: National Jewish Book Award in the Sephardic Studies category for ''The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity and Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain''