Bar-Ilan University Press

Political Concepts in Maimonidean Halakhah

Gerald Blidstein

The David Yallin Jerusalem Prize for Education and Hokhmat Yisrael, 1985 A model analysis of Maimonidean legal thought and method, including, among other topics, attitudes towards the state and its purpose, sources of political authority, etc. Discusses the impact of contemporary culture and reality, both Jewish and Islamic, on Maimonides' work.

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Danacode: 110-20038 ISBN: 965-226-233-1 Language: Hebrew Pages: 320 Weight: 620 gr Dimensions: 16X23 cm Publication Date: 01/2001 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press

Second Revised Edition

The most important work of Maimonides' son, Abraham, expressing his original views on philosophy and Halakhah. Complete text with translation published for the first time.

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