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Searching for a distant God : the legacy of Maimonides / / Kenneth Seeskin



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Autore: Seeskin Kenneth <1947-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Searching for a distant God : the legacy of Maimonides / / Kenneth Seeskin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages)
Disciplina: 296.3/11/092
Soggetto topico: God (Judaism) - History of doctrines
Jewish philosophy
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Searching for a distant God  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-774111-8
1-280-53046-4
0-19-534408-1
1-4294-0363-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777024103321
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