Converts, heretics, and lepers: Maimonides and the outsider

The convert (ger): metaphor of Jewishness -- The leper: illness as contemplative metaphor -- Elisha ben Abuyah and the hubris of the heretic -- The king: the ethics of imperial humility -- The sage/philosopher: a solitude of universalism -- God, the supreme outsider: indwelling (shekhinah) as metaph...

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Auteur principal: Diamond, James A. 1953- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Notre Dame, Ind University of Notre Dame Press c 2007
Dans:Année: 2007
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 / Philosophie des religions / Marginal
Sujets non-standardisés:B Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204)
B Other (Philosophy)
B Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204
B God (Judaism)
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Résumé:The convert (ger): metaphor of Jewishness -- The leper: illness as contemplative metaphor -- Elisha ben Abuyah and the hubris of the heretic -- The king: the ethics of imperial humility -- The sage/philosopher: a solitude of universalism -- God, the supreme outsider: indwelling (shekhinah) as metaphor for outdwelling -- Deconstructing God's indwelling: the challenge to Halevi -- Sabbath: the temporal outsider
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-316) and indexes
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The convert (ger): metaphor of Jewishness -- The leper: illness as contemplative metaphor -- Elisha ben Abuyah and the hubris of the heretic -- The king: the ethics of imperial humility -- The sage/philosopher: a solitude of universalism -- God, the supreme outsider: indwelling (shekhinah) as metaphor for outdwelling -- Deconstructing God's indwelling: the challenge to Halevi -- Sabbath: the temporal outsider
ISBN:0268025924