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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. CONTRIBUTORS Lawrence V. Berman, Joshua Blau, Gerald J. Blidstein, Joseph Drory, Andrew S. Ehrenkreutz, Ithamar Gruenwald, Steven Harvey, Warren Zev Harvey, Arthur Hyman, Alfred L. Ivry, Joel L. Kraemer, Tzvi Langermann, Ralph Lerner, Jacob Levinger, Aviezer Ravitsky, Isadore Twersky, Michael Winter

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy Non-Western philosophy

• Full title: Perspectives on Maimonides
• Author: Joel, L. Kraemer
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342
• EAN: 9781874774266
• ISBN: 1874774269
• ID: 04309828
• Publisher: LITTMAN LIB OF JEWISH CIVILIZA
• Weight: 440 g
• Dimensions: 210 × 138 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. October 1996

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