02259nam 2200505 450 991079633000332120200520144314.01-80034-040-01-909821-43-8(CKB)3830000000060117(Au-PeEL)EBL5485112(OCoLC)1048792785(StDuBDS)EDZ0002315610(MiAaPQ)EBC5485112(PPN)256881820(EXLCZ)99383000000006011720200724e20201991 fy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPerspectives on Maimonides philosophical and historical studies /Joel L. Kraemer[electronic resource]Oxford :The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization,2020.1 online resource (viii, 332 pages)Liverpool scholarship onlineConference proceedings.Previously issued in print: 1991.1-874774-26-9 0-19-710071-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.This is a text on the philosophy and legal views of Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) and the historical context in which he worked. The philosophical section examines Maimonides' ethical doctrine; his paradoxical life-style; his 'Guide of the Perplexed'; his attitude to mysticism; his use of language; and his theory of astronomy. The legal section deals with law and medicine, the relation of Maimonides' legal thought to the Talmud; his doctrine of a just war; and his theory of redemption and Messianism. The history section examines Maimonides' accession to the position of head of the Jewish community in its historical context, at the time of the rise of the Ayyubid dynasty under Saladin.Liverpool scholarship online.Jewish philosophyCongressesPhilosophy, MedievalCongressesJewish philosophyPhilosophy, Medieval296.172Kraemer Joel L.StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910796330003321Perspectives on Maimonides279809UNINA