{"product_id":"the-book-of-direction-to-the-duties-of-the-heart-9781904113232","title":"The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBahya Ibn Pakuda was born c. 1050, and lived for some time in Saragossa in Spain. His major work was written in Arabic, but it is most well-known by its Hebrew title \u003ci\u003eHovot ha-Levavot\u003c\/i\u003e (Duties of the Heart). It enjoyed enormous popularity and was reprinted many times.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the book Bahya investigates the motivation of Jewish practice and embarks on a philosophical enquiry into the nature of God, religion, and man. He was very much influenced by the Neoplatonism of his age, as well as by the Muslim mystics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis edition by Menahem Mansoor is the first translation of the work from the original Arabic text, and this shows a number of variations from the Hebrew version. He has added an Introduction and Notes which draw attention to the influences on Bahya’s thought and to other relevant material. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e‘The accepted and normative translation . . . reliable and readable.  This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical literature.’  \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This will now become the accepted and normative translation ... reliable and readable.  This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical literature.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements Translator's Introduction Notes to Translator's Introduction  The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart \tIntroduction   1\tOn the Unity of God   2\tOn the Explanation of the Aspects of Meditation upon Creation and God's \tAbundant Grace Shown in It   3\tOn Our Obligation of Obedience to God   4\tOn the Reliance upon God Alone   5\tOn the Pure Devotion of All Acts to God Alone   6\tOn Humility before God   7\tThe Explanation of the Aspects of Repentance, What is Essential to It and Its \tConsequences   8\tOn Self-Reckoning for God's Sake   9\tOn Asceticism, Its Kinds and Advantages 10\tOn the True Love of God  Appendix (translated by David Goldsterin) Selected Bibliography General Index Index of Biblical Passages Index of Talmudic Passages","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771732230487,"sku":"9781904113232","price":25.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781904113232.jpg?v=1758728899","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-book-of-direction-to-the-duties-of-the-heart-9781904113232","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}