Rewriting Maimonides Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed
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 the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2018
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| Series: | Jewish Thought, Philosophy and Religion
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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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (312 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110557657 9783110557565 9783110557978 |
| Access: | Open Access |