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Maimonides - Faith in Reason (Hardcover)
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Maimonides - Faith in Reason (Hardcover)
Series: Jewish Lives
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Loot Price R557
Discovery Miles 5 570
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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 world’s foremost bibliophiles  Moses ben
Maimon, or Maimonides (1138–1204), was born in Córdoba, Spain.
The gifted son of a judge and mathematician, Maimonides fled
CĂłrdoba 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
Saladin’s 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 God’s word
into a language comprehensible by all. His work in medicine—which
brought him such fame that he became Saladin’s personal
physician—was driven almost entirely by reason and observation.
 In this biography, Alberto Manguel examines the question of
Maimonides’ universal appeal—he 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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