Rewriting Maimonides : Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed / Igor H. De Souza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Souza, Igor H., author.

Contributor:

De Souza, Igor H., 1980- editor, translator.

Series:

Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion

Jewish Thought, Philosophy and Religion ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Maimonides, Moses.

Jewish philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Jewish philosophy.

Judaism--Works to 1900.

Judaism.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Commentary.

Guide of the Perplexed.

Kommentar.

Maimonides.

Middle Ages.

Mittelalter.

Local Subjects:

Commentary.

Guide of the Perplexed.

Kommentar.

Maimonides.

Middle Ages.

Mittelalter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Maimonideanism, the intellectual culture inspired by Maimonides' writings, has received much recent attention. Yet a central aspect of Maimonideanism has been overlooked: the formal reception of the Guide of the Perplexed through commentary. In Rewriting Maimonides, Igor H. De Souza offers a comprehensive analysis of six early philosophical commentaries, written in Italy, Spain, and France, by some of Maimonides' most loyal followers. The early commentaries represent the most creative period of exegesis of the Guide. De Souza's analysis dispels the notion that the tradition of commentary on the Guide is monolithic. Rather, De Souza's study illuminates how each commentator offers distinctive readings. Challenging the hierarchy of text and commentary, Rewriting Maimonides studies commentaries on the Guide as texts in their own right. De Souza approaches the form of commentary as a multifaceted cultural practice. Employing historical, philosophical, and literary methods, this publication fills a lacuna in the history of the Guide through a global perspective on commentary.

Contents:

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

Notes:

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Contains:

Container of: Moses ben Solomon, of Salerno, -1279. Commentary on the Guide. Selections.

Container of: Moses ben Solomon, of Salerno, -1279. Commentary on the Guide. Selections. English.

Container of: Gracian, Zerahiah ben Isaac ben Shealtiel, active 13th century. Commentary on the Guide. Selections.

Container of: Gracian, Zerahiah ben Isaac ben Shealtiel, active 13th century. Commentary on the Guide. Selections. English.

Container of: Falaquera, Shem Tov ben Joseph, approximately 1225-approximately 1295. Moreh ha-Moreh. Selections.

Container of: Falaquera, Shem Tov ben Joseph, approximately 1225-approximately 1295. Moreh ha-Moreh. Selections. English.

Container of: Caspi, Joseph, approximately 1280-approximately 1340. ʻAmude kesef. Selections.

Container of: Caspi, Joseph, approximately 1280-approximately 1340. ʻAmude kesef. Selections. English.

Container of: Caspi, Joseph, approximately 1280-approximately 1340. Maśkiyot kesef. Selections.

Container of: Caspi, Joseph, approximately 1280-approximately 1340. Maśkiyot kesef. Selections. English.

Container of: Moses, of Narbonne, -1362. Beʼur le-sefer Moreh nevukhim. Selections.

Container of: Moses, of Narbonne, -1362. Beʼur le-sefer Moreh nevukhim. Selections. English.

ISBN:

9783110557657

3110557657

OCLC:

1039237839

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.