Rewriting Maimonides : : early commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed / / Igor H. De Souza.
"Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed occupy a central but neglected place in the history of Jewish thought. In the first study on the subject, Igor De Souza examines this dynamic tradition in its most creative period. Rather than mere interpretation, De Souza reads commentaries as texts...
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Superior document: | Jewish thought, philosophy and religion |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin : : De Gruyter,, 2018. ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Jewish thought, philosophy and religion.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 312 pages). |
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Summary: | "Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed occupy a central but neglected place in the history of Jewish thought. In the first study on the subject, Igor De Souza examines this dynamic tradition in its most creative period. Rather than mere interpretation, De Souza reads commentaries as texts in their own right. At the same time, he illustrates how texts are reimagined through commentary, and repurposed for new generations of readers"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Igor H. De Souza. |