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Maimonides in his world : portrait of a Mediterranean thinker
- Title
- Maimonides in his world : portrait of a Mediterranean thinker / Sarah Stroumsa.
- Author
- Stroumsa, Sarah.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- xx, 222 p.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world
- Uniform Title
- Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Maimonides and Mediterranean culture -- Mediterranean cultures -- Maimonides as a Mediterranean thinker -- Horizons -- Transformations in the Jewish world -- Maimnonides 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.
- Call Number
- *PPO 10-1011
- ISBN
- 9780691137636 (alk. paper)
- 0691137633 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009004666
- OCLC
- YBP 2009004666
- Author
- Stroumsa, Sarah.
- Title
- Maimonides in his world : portrait of a Mediterranean thinker / Sarah Stroumsa.
- Imprint
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.
- Series
- Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern worldJews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- *PPO 10-1011