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Perspectives on Maimonides

Perspectives on Maimonides

Paperback

Series: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

PhilosophyBiographies GeneralJudaism

ISBN10: 1874774269
ISBN13: 9781874774266
Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Published: Oct 1 1996
Pages: 342
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.43 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Leading scholars have combined forces to produce this volume on the philosophy and legal views of Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) and the historical context in which he worked. The philosophical section examines Maimonides' ethical doctrine; his paradoxical life-style; his Guide of the Perplexed; his attitude to mysticism; his use of language; and his theory of astronomy. The legal section deals with law and medicine, the relation of Maimonides' legal thought to the Talmud; his doctrine of a just war; and his theory of redemption and Messianism. The history section examines Maimonides' accession to the position of head of the Jewish community in its historical context, at the time of the rise of the 'Ayyubid dynasty under Saladin.

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