The Book Of Direction To The Duties Of The Heart - Couverture souple

Mansoor, Menahem

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1904113230 ISBN 13 : 9781904113232

Editeur : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2004

Synopsis

The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart 'The accepted and normative translation ... reliable and readable. This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical literature.' Choice Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Bahya Ibn Pakuda was born c. 1050, and lived for some time in Saragossa in Spain. His major work was written in Arabic, but it is most well-known by its Hebrew title Hovot ha-Levavot (Duties of the Heart). It enjoyed enormous popularity and was reprinted many times. In the book Bahya investigates the motivation of Jewish practice and embarks on a philosophical enquiry into the nature of God, religion, and man. He was very much influenced by the Neoplatonism of his age, as well as by the Muslim mystics. This edition by Menahem Mansoor is the first translation of the work from the original Arabic text, and this shows a number of variations from the Hebrew version. He has added an Introduction and Notes which draw attention to the influences on Bahya s thought and to other relevant material.

Revue de presse

The accepted and normative translation . . . reliable and readable. This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical literature. --Choice

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1904113230
• ISBN 13: 9781904113232
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Éditeur: Pakuda Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn