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Seeskin Kenneth <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Searching for a distant God : the legacy of Maimonides / / Kenneth Seeskin |
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New York ; ; Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000 |
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0-19-774111-8 |
1-280-53046-4 |
0-19-534408-1 |
1-4294-0363-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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God (Judaism) - History of doctrines |
Jewish philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; One. The Urge to Philosophize; Two. The Challenge of Monotheism; Three. Speaking of and to God; Four. The Problem of Creation; Five. Imitatio Dei; Six. Monotheism and Freedom; Seven. Popular Religion and a Personal God; Appendix: Esotericism and the Limits of Knowledge: A Critique of Strauss; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Principal Sources |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Monotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God. |
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