Rewriting Maimonides: early commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed

Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed occupy a central but neglected place in the history of Jewish thought. In the first study on the subject, Igor De Souza examines this dynamic tradition in its most creative period. Rather than mere interpretation, De Souza reads commentaries as texts in the...

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Main Author: De Souza, Igor H. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
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Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2018
In: Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion (5)
Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: De Souza, Igor H., 1980-, Rewriting Maimonides; Maimonides' Guide of the perplexed in translation] (2021) (Loṿenṭal, Naftali, 1944 -)
Series/Journal:Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion 5
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204, Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
Further subjects:B Judaism
B Thesis
B Jewish Studies
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed occupy a central but neglected place in the history of Jewish thought. In the first study on the subject, Igor De Souza examines this dynamic tradition in its most creative period. Rather than mere interpretation, De Souza reads commentaries as texts in their own right. At the same time, he illustrates how texts are reimagined through commentary, and repurposed for new generations of readers
ISBN:3110557657
Access:Open Access
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 20.500.12854/94097