ISBN:
9781906764067
,
1906764069
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 445 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
24 cm
Year of publication:
2015
Series Statement:
The Littman library of Jewish civilization
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Gilis, Daṿid, 1954 - Reading Maimonides' Mishneh Torah
DDC:
296.1/812
Keywords:
Maimonides, Moses
;
Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 Mishneh Torah (Maimonides, Moses)
;
Jewish law
;
Jewish law
;
Jewish law
;
Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 Mishneh Torah
;
Jüdisches Recht
;
Geschichte 1170-1180
Abstract:
"David Gillis's highly original study of Maimonides' Mishneh Torah demonstrates that its form reflects a belief that observance of the divine commandments of the Torah brings the individual and society into line with the cosmic order. He shows that the Mishneh Torah is intended to be an object of contemplation as well as a prescription for action, with the study of it in itself bringing the reader closer to knowledge of God"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [407] - 423) and index
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