Interiority and Law presents a groundbreaking reassessment of a
medieval Jewish classic, Baḥya ibn Paquda's Guide to the Duties
of the Hearts. Michaelis reads this work anew as a revolutionary
intervention in Jewish law, or halakha. Overturning perceptions of
Baḥya as the shaper of an ethical-religious form of life that
exceeds halakha, Michaelis offers a pioneering historical and
conceptual analysis of the category of "inner commandments"
developed by Baḥya. Interiority and Law reveals that Baḥya's
main effort revolved around establishing a new legal
formation—namely, the "duties of the hearts"—which would deal
entirely with human interiority. Michaelis takes up the
implications of Baḥya's radical innovation, examining his unique
mystical model of proximity to God, which he based on an
increasingly growing fulfillment of the inner commandments. With an
integrative approach that puts Baḥya in dialogue with other
medieval Muslim and Jewish religious thinkers, this work offers a
fresh perspective on our understanding of the interconnectedness of
the dynamic, neighboring religious traditions of Judaism and Islam.
Contributing to conversations in the history of religion, Jewish
studies, and medieval studies on interiority and mysticism, this
book reveals Baḥya as a revolutionary and demanding thinker of
Jewish law.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Stanford Studies in Jewish Mysticism |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Omer Michaelis
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5036-3661-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5036-3661-5 |
Barcode: |
9781503636613 |
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