Maimonides's Rationalization of the Incest Taboo, Its Reception in Thirteenth-Century Kabbalah, and Their Affinity to Aquinas

This article discusses Maimonides's rationale for the incest taboo and traces its reception in Christian and kabbalistic traditions in the thirteenth century. Tracing the reception of Maimonides's view enables recognition of the resemblance between Maimonides and Aquinas, the ambivalent st...

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Main Author: Sachs-Shmueli, Leore (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2021, Volume: 114, Issue: 3, Pages: 371-392
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 / Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 / Cabala / Incest taboo / Foundations of
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
NCF Sexual ethics
TG High Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Maimonides
B Incest
B Sexuality
B rationales of the commandments
B Taboo
B Thomas Aquinas
B Kabbalah
B Asceticism
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