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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
256
Utgivningsdatum
2023-05-06
Förlag
Yale University Press
Illustratör/Fotograf
16 b-w illus
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16 b-w illus.
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212 x 154 x 30 mm
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454 g
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1
ISBN
9780300217896

Maimonides

Faith in Reason

av Alberto Manguel
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2023-05-06
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An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the worlds foremost bibliophiles Moses ben Maimon, or Maimonides (11381204), was born in Crdoba, Spain. The gifted son of a judge and mathematician, Maimonides fled Crdoba with his family when he was thirteen due to Almohad persecution of all non-Islamic faiths. Forced into a long exile, the family spent a decade in Spain before settling in Morocco. From there, Maimonides traveled to Palestine and Egypt, where he died at Saladins court. As a scholar of Jewish law, a physician, and a philosopher, Maimonides was a singular figure. His work in extracting all the commanding precepts of Jewish law from the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud, interpreting and commenting on them, and translating them into terms that would allow students to lead sound Jewish lives became the model for translating Gods word into a language comprehensible by all. His work in medicinewhich brought him such fame that he became Saladins personal physicianwas driven almost entirely by reason and observation. In this biography, Alberto Manguel examines the question of Maimonides universal appealhe was celebrated by Jews, Arabs, and Christians alike. In our time, when the need for rationality and recognition of the truth is more vital than ever, Maimonides can help us find strategies to survive with dignity in an uncertain world.
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Manguel is not only a learned scholar, however, but also a gifted writer, and he has produced an elegant and accessible book . . . an eloquent little volume.Steven Nadler, Times Literary Supplement If you want to watch a formidable writer and scholar with the worlds literature at his fingertips, creatively taking on medieval Judaisms greatest mind, you will have a lot of fun.Carlos Fraenkel, Literary Review In our confusing time, when rationality is fighting for its deserved place, Alberto Manguels brilliant book offers a historical and analytical premise for searching for the deserved place in the spiritual confrontation with the sacred.Norman Manea, author of The Fifth Impossibility: Essays on Exile and Language

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Alberto Manguel is an internationally acclaimed reader, writer, and interpreter of a broad array of texts. From 2015 to 2018 he was the director of the National Library of Argentina. His books include The Library at Night and Fabulous Monsters. He lives in Lisbon.

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