Saadya Gaon [electronic resource] : the double path of the mystic and the rationalist / by Gyongyi Hegedus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hegedus, Gyongyi.

Series:

Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 58.

Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, 0169-815X ; t. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Saʻadia ben Joseph, 882-942.

Saʻadia ben Joseph.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Saadya Gaon: The Double Path of the Mystic and the Rationalist Gyongyi Hegedus offers a new perspective on the thought of the most significant medieval Jewish thinker of the pre-Maimonidean era, Saadya Gaon. Saadya’s important philosophical works belong to two distinct traditions: his main work is written in the style of rationalist theology (kalam), but he is also responsible for composing a commentary in a neo-Pythagorean tone. In addition to contextualizing the two traditions and analyzing their Islamic parallels, the book makes the argument that Saadya consciously constructed a two-layered model of thought and harmonized two styles: one based on sensation and logic, the other on a specific prophetic insight.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Gyongyi Hegedus

Introduction / Gyongyi Hegedus

Chapter One Two Paths to Knowledge / Gyongyi Hegedus

Chapter Two The Understanding of Reality in the KAI and in the TSY / Gyongyi Hegedus

Chapter Three Rational Theology: An Islamic Parallel from the 10th century: the Muġnī / Gyongyi Hegedus

Chapter Four Gnosticism: An Islamic Parallel from the 10th Century: The Epistles of the Sincere Brethren / Gyongyi Hegedus

Conclusion / Gyongyi Hegedus

Bibliography / Gyongyi Hegedus

Index / Gyongyi Hegedus.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

The Finitude of the Speculation in Saadya's KAI.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25644-X

OCLC:

854521077

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004256446 DOI