The cultures of Maimonideanism : new approaches to the history of Jewish thought / / edited by James T. Robinson.

• Superior document: Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, v. 9
• TeilnehmendeR: Robinson, James T., 1965-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (452 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In the history of Jewish thought, no individual scholar has exercised more influence than Maimonides (1138-1204) – philosopher and physician, legal scholar and communal leader. This collection of papers, originating at the 2007 EAJS colloquium, places primary emphasis on this influence – not on Maimonides himself but the many movements he inspired. Using Maimonideanism as an interpretive lens, the authors of this volume – representing a variety of fields and disciplines – develop new approaches to and fresh perspectives on the peculiar dynamic of Judaism and philosophy. Focusing on social and cultural processes as well as philosophical ideas and arguments, they point toward an original reconceptualization of Jewish thought.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / J.T.R. Robinson -- Chapter One. The Project Of Enlightenment In Islamic-Arabic Culture / Frank Griffel -- Chapter Two. From Esotericism To Science: The Account Of The Chariot In Maimonidean Philosophy Till The End Of The Thirteenth Century / Howard Kreisel -- Chapter Three. Competing Approaches To Maimonides In Early Kabbalah / Jonathan Dauber -- Chapter Four. Ibn Ezra, A Maimonidean Authority: The Evidence Of The Early Ibn Ezra Supercommentaries / Tamás Visi -- Chapter Five. Between Maimonideanism And Averroism: Gersonides’ Place Within The Maimonidean Paradigm / Roberto Gatti -- Chapter Six. No Perpetual Enemies: Maimonideanism At The Beginning Of The Fifteenth Century / Maud Kozodoy -- Chapter Seven. Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles: From Elite To Popular Culture / Abraham Melamed -- Chapter Eight. Rabbi Joseph Karo And Sixteenth-Century Messianic Maimonideanism / Mor Altshuler -- Chapter Nine. Maimonideanism In Leon Modena’s Ari Nohem / Yaacob Dweck -- Chapter Ten. The Spectre Of Maimonidean Radicalism In The Late Eighteenth Century / Abraham Socher -- Chapter Eleven. Counter-Enlightenment In A Jewish Key: Anti-Maimonideanism In Nineteenth-Century Orthodoxy / Michah Gottlieb -- Chapter Twelve. Manuel Joel And The Neo -Maimonidean Discovery Of Kant / Görge K. Hasselhof -- Chapter Thirteen. Maimonides And Ethical Monotheism: The Influence Of The Guide Of The Perplexed On German Reform Judaism In The Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Century / George Y. Kohler -- Chapter Fourteen. Eros Within The Limits Of Mere Reason: On The Maimonidean Limits Of Modern Jewish Philosophy / Hanoch Ben-Pazi -- Chapter Fifteen. How To Read Maimonides After Heidegger: The Cases Of Strauss And Levinas / Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft -- Chapter Sixteen. Maimonides In Religious-Zionist Philosophy: Unity Vs. Duality / Dov Schwartz -- Bibliography / J.T.R. Robinson -- Index Of Names / J.T.R. Robinson.