{"product_id":"perspectives-on-maimonides-philosophical-and-historical-studies-9781874774266","title":"Perspectives on Maimonides: Philosophical and Historical Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading scholars have combined forces to produce this volume on the philosophy and legal views of Moses Maimonides (1138–1204) and the historical context in which he worked. The philosophical section examines Maimonides’ ethical doctrine; his paradoxical life-style; his \u003ci\u003eGuide of the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e; his attitude to mysticism; his use of language; and his theory of astronomy. The legal section deals with law and medicine, the relation of Maimonides’ legal thought to the Talmud; his doctrine of a just war; and his theory of redemption and Messianism. The history section examines Maimonides’ accession to the position of head of the Jewish community in its historical context, at the time of the rise of the ‘Ayyubid dynasty under Saladin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[The articles] remain very instructive both in terms of their contents and methodology. Indeed, they introduce many basic issues in Maimonides’ philosophy and law . . . an indispensable tool for the study of Maimonides, for it sets forth not only contents and analysis, but also methods of inquiry.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinyamin Abrahamov, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fine introduction . . . A rich portrait of Maimonides’ thought emerges in these pages.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Fred Morgan, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewish Book News \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The papers . . . represent a variety of viewpoints, and all merit careful study . . . a pleasure to read . . . the volume is a welcome addition to the growing number of books on the most important of medieval Jewish thinkers.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Alexander Broadie, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewish Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘For many years to come it is likely to remain a major reference volume for students of Maimonides.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Sarah Stroumsa, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewish Quarterly Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Kraemer’s book was first published in hardback in 1991, and has since then been much consulted, since it is surely one of the best surveys both of Maimonides and of his historical context . . . an important contribution.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Oliver Leaman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Le'ela\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘These studies, however disparate, provide us with convincing evidence of the continuing importance of Maimonides’s philosophy. They make clear that no set of studies ever exhausts all that a major thinker of this eminence offers serious students of his work.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Marvin Fox, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘It is very apposite to have it now in paperback: less expensive, it will allow students to possess a volume that will acquaint them with high standards of scholarship, showing at the same time that although so much has been said and written about Maimonides, it is still possible to come up with new and interesting insights into his life and works, which continue to be interpreted very differently by different scholars.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGad Freudenthal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Journal of Religious History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations \u003cbr\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - JOEL L. KRAEMER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I  Philosophy: Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1\tThe Ethical Views of Maimonides within the context of Islamicate \tCivilization - LAWRENCE V. BERMAN \u003cbr\u003e2\tMaimonides’ Governance of the Solitary - RALPH LERNER \u003cbr\u003e3\tMaimonides in the Sultan's Palace - STEVEN HARVEY \u003cbr\u003e4\tMaimonides on the Philosophic Sciences in his Treatise on the Art of Logic - JOEL L. KRAEMER \u003cbr\u003e5\tWhy Maimonides was not a Mutakallim - WARREN ZEV HARVEY \u003cbr\u003e6\tNeoplatonic Currents in Maimonides' Thought - ALFRED L. IVRY \u003cbr\u003e7\tMaimonides’ Quest beyond Philosophy and Prophecy - ITHAMAR \tGRUENWALD \u003cbr\u003e8\tThe 'True Perplexity': The Guide of the Perplexed, Part II, Chapter 24 - TZVI LANGERMANN \u003cbr\u003e9\tMaimonides on Religious Language - ARTHUR HYMAN \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II  Jewish Law \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10\tMaimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed on Forbidden Food in the light of his \town Medical Opinion - JACOB LEVINGER \u003cbr\u003e11\tHoly War in Maimonidean Law - GERALD J. BLIDSTEIN \u003cbr\u003e12\t‘To the Utmost of Human Capacity’: Maimonides on the Days of the Messiah - AVIEZER RAVITZKY \u003cbr\u003e13\tMaimonides on Eretz Yisrael: Halakhic, Philosophic, and Historical \tPerspectives - ISADORE TWERSKY \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III  History \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14\t‘At Our Place in al-Andalus’, ‘At Our Place in the Maghreb’ - JOSHUA BLAU \u003cbr\u003e15\tThe Early Decades of Ayyubid Rule - JOSEPH DRORY \u003cbr\u003e16\tSaladin’s Egypt and Maimonides - ANDREW S. EHRENKREUTZ \u003cbr\u003e17\tSaladin’s Religious Personality, Policy, and Image - MICHAEL WINTER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771677933911,"sku":"9781874774266","price":23.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781874774266.jpg?v=1758728757","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/perspectives-on-maimonides-philosophical-and-historical-studies-9781874774266","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}