Searching for a distant God [[electronic resource] ] : the legacy of Maimonides / / Kenneth Seeskin
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| Autore: |
Seeskin Kenneth <1947->
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| Titolo: |
Searching for a distant God [[electronic resource] ] : the legacy of Maimonides / / Kenneth Seeskin
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 296.3/11/092 |
| Soggetto topico: | God (Judaism) - History of doctrines |
| Jewish philosophy | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; 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 |
| ISBN: | 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.: | 9910451303003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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