Maimonides in his world: portrait of a Mediterranean thinker
Maimonides and Mediterranean culture -- Mediterranean cultures -- Maimonides as a Mediterranean thinker -- Horizons -- Transformations in the Jewish world -- Maimonides and Saadia -- The theological context of Maimonides' thought -- Islamic theology -- Heresies, Jewish and Muslim -- An Almohad...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Princeton, NJ [u.a.]
Princeton University Press
2009
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| Dans: | Année: 2009 |
| Collection/Revue: | Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204)
B Maimonides Moses 1135-1204 B Intellectual life History B Philosophy, Medieval |
| Accès en ligne: |
Book review (H-Net) |
| Résumé: | Maimonides and Mediterranean culture -- Mediterranean cultures -- Maimonides as a Mediterranean thinker -- Horizons -- Transformations in the Jewish world -- Maimonides and Saadia -- The theological context of Maimonides' thought -- Islamic theology -- Heresies, Jewish and Muslim -- An Almohad "fundamentalist"? -- Almohads -- Maimonides and the Almohads -- Legal aspects -- Theology -- Exegesis and political philosophy -- Philosophy and astronomy -- Conclusion -- La longue durée : Maimonides as a phenomenologist of religion -- Sabians -- Maimonides as an historian of religion -- "A wise and understanding people?" : the religion of the people -- A critical mind : Mamonides as scientist -- Medicine and science -- "Ravings" : Maimonides' concept of pseudo-science -- "From Moses to Moses" : Maimonides' vision of perfection -- "True felicity" : the hereafter in Maimonides' thought -- Issues of life and death : the controversy regarding resurrection -- "Gates for the righteous nation" : the philosopher as leader |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0691152527 |