The many faces of Maimonides / Dov Schwartz ; translated by Batya Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Dov, author.

Contributor:

Stein, Batya, translator.

Series:

Emunot

Emunot: Jewish philosophy and kabbalah

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn.

Maimonides, Moses.

Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn (Maimonides, Moses).

Judaism.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Physical Description:

xii, 185 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, MA, USA : Academic Studies Press, 2018.

Language Note:

Translated from the Hebrew.

Summary:

"The present book will address mainly philosophical dimensions in Maimonides' thought, focusing on a new reading of several issues in The Guide of the Perplexed"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Passion for Metaphysics

2. The Separate Intellects

3. Astral Magic and the Law

4. Idolatry as Mediation

5. Immortality and Imagination

6. Maimonides: A Philosophical Theologian.

Notes:

Collection of essays (some originally published in Hebrew).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-181) and index.

ISBN:

9781618117809

1618117807

OCLC:

1023820378

Publisher Number:

40028446197