Bibliograph

Rewriting Maimonides, Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed, Igor H. De Souza

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Rewriting Maimonides, Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed, Igor H. De Souza

Language

eng

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other

Main title

Rewriting Maimonides

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1039237839

Responsibility statement

Igor H. De Souza

Series statement

Jewish Thought, Philosophy and Religion, 5Open Access e-Books

Sub title

Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed

Summary

Maimonideanism, the intellectual culture inspired by Maimonides' writings, has received much recent attention. Yet a central aspect of Maimonideanism has been overlooked: the formal reception of the Guide of the Perplexed through commentary. In Rewriting Maimonides, Igor H. De Souza offers a comprehensive analysis of six early philosophical commentaries, written in Italy, Spain, and France, by some of Maimonides' most loyal followers. The early commentaries represent the most creative period of exegesis of the Guide. De Souza's analysis dispels the notion that the tradition of commentary on the Guide is monolithic. Rather, De Souza's study illuminates how each commentator offers distinctive readings. Challenging the hierarchy of text and commentary, Rewriting Maimonides studies commentaries on the Guide as texts in their own right. De Souza approaches the form of commentary as a multifaceted cultural practice. Employing historical, philosophical, and literary methods, this publication fills a lacuna in the history of the Guide through a global perspective on commentary.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

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