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Rewriting Maimonides : early commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed /

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"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...

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Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: De Souza, Igor H., 1980- (Editor, Translator), Moses ben Solomon, of Salerno, -1279, Gracian, Zerahiah ben Isaac ben Shealtiel, active 13th century, Falaquera, Shem Tov ben Joseph, approximately 1225-approximately 1295, Caspi, Joseph, approximately 1280-approximately 1340, Moses, of Narbonne, -1362
Format: eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]
Edition:Edition 1.
Series:Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion ; Band/volume 5.
Subjects:
Maimonides, Moses, > 1135-1204. > Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn.
Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn (Maimonides, Moses)
Judaism > Early works to 1800.
Jewish philosophy > Early works to 1800.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Jewish philosophy.
Judaism.
HISTORY / Jewish.
Electronic books.
Early works.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110557657
3110557657