Rewriting Maimonides: Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed

Igor H. De Souza

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2018

Rewriting Maimonides

Early Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed

Igor H. De Souza

Volume 5 in the series Jewish Thought, Philosophy and Religion

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110557657

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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.

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Igor H. de Souza, Yale University, New Haven, U.S.A.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Open Access Download PDF	V
Contents Open Access Download PDF	VII
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	IX
1. Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed: A Brief History Open Access Download PDF	1
2. Philosophical Commentators of the Guide, 13th–14th Centuries Open Access Download PDF	19
3. Moses ben Solomon of Salerno: Hebrew-English Text Open Access Download PDF	92
4. Shem Tov ben Joseph ibn Falaquera: English Text Open Access Download PDF	152
5. Zeraḥiah ben Isaac ben Sheʼaltiʼel Ḥen: Hebrew-English Text Open Access Download PDF	172
6. Joseph ben Abba Mari ibn Kaspi: Hebrew-English Text Open Access Download PDF	206
7. Moses ben Joshua ben David of Narbonne: Hebrew-English Text Open Access Download PDF	254
8. Commentaries on the Guide: A Synthetic Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	284
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	292
Subject Index Open Access Download PDF	307
Persons Keywords Index Open Access Download PDF	310
Index for chapters of the Guide Open Access Download PDF	311

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Intellectual History, Hebrew, Medieval Studies
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 312
Keywords: Maimonides; Commentary; Guide of the Perplexed; Middle Ages

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Published: September 10, 2018
ISBN: 9783110557657

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Published: September 10, 2018
ISBN: 9783110557565