Rewriting Maimonides: early commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed
"Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed occupy a central but neglected place in the history of Jewish thought. In the first study on the subject, Igor De Souza examines this dynamic tradition in its most creative period. Rather than mere interpretation, De Souza reads commentaries as texts...
| Published in: | Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2018]
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| In: |
Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion (5)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: De Souza, Igor H., 1980-, Rewriting Maimonides; Maimonides' Guide of the perplexed in translation] (2021) (Loṿenṭal, Naftali, 1944 -)
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| Edition: | Edition 1 |
| Series/Journal: | Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion
5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204, Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
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| Further subjects: | B
Jewish Philosophy
B Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn (Maimonides, Moses) B Judaism Works to 1900 B Judaism B Philosophy, Medieval B Early works B History / Jewish B Thesis B Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204) Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn B Jewish Philosophy Early works to 1800 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed occupy a central but neglected place in the history of Jewish thought. In the first study on the subject, Igor De Souza examines this dynamic tradition in its most creative period. Rather than mere interpretation, De Souza reads commentaries as texts in their own right. At the same time, he illustrates how texts are reimagined through commentary, and repurposed for new generations of readers"-- Frontmatter --Acknowledgments --Contents --Abbreviations --1. Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed: A Brief History --2. Philosophical Commentators of the Guide, 13th-14th Centuries --3. Moses ben Solomon of Salerno: Hebrew-English Text --4. Shem Tov ben Joseph ibn Falaquera: English Text --5. Zeraḥiah ben Isaac ben Sheʼaltiʼel Ḥen: Hebrew-English Text --6. Joseph ben Abba Mari ibn Kaspi: Hebrew-English Text --7. Moses ben Joshua ben David of Narbonne: Hebrew-English Text --8. Commentaries on the Guide: A Synthetic Conclusion --Bibliography --Subject Index --Persons Keywords Index --Index for chapters of the Guide |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 3110557657 |