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Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms Aaron W. Hughes

Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms By Aaron W. Hughes

Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms by Aaron W. Hughes


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Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms by Aaron W. Hughes

Too often the study of philosophical texts is carried out in ways that do not pay significant attention to how the ideas contained within them are presented, articulated, and developed. This was not always the case. The contributors to this collected work consider Jewish philosophy in the medieval period, when new genres and forms of written expression were flourishing in the wake of renewed interest in ancient philosophy. Many medieval Jewish philosophers were highly accomplished poets, for example, and made conscious efforts to write in a poetic style. This volume turns attention to the connections that medieval Jewish thinkers made between the literary, the exegetical, the philosophical, and the mystical to shed light on the creativity and diversity of medieval thought. As they broaden the scope of what counts as medieval Jewish philosophy, the essays collected here consider questions about how an argument is formed, how text is put into the service of philosophy, and the social and intellectual environment in which philosophical texts were produced.

Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms Reviews

This well-written, accessible collection demonstrates a maturation in Jewish studies and medieval philosophy. It convincingly opens up the canon of philosophical texts and authors, and will enrich readers' understanding of the diverse literary forms of medieval Jewish philosophical projects. . . . Highly recommended.

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Comprising sophisticated scholarship and realizing its goal of challenging conventions in the study of medieval Jewish philosophy, [Medieval Jewish Philosophy] convincingly advocates for a fruitful approach that, it may be hoped, others will be inspired to pursue.

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About Aaron W. Hughes

Aaron W. Hughes is the Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Rochester. He is the author of many books, including Rethinking Jewish Philosophy: Beyond Particularism and Universalism.

James T. Robinson is the Caroline E. Haskell Professor of the History of Judaism, Islamic Studies, and the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is the author of several books and articles on medieval Jewish philosophy, literature, and biblical exegesis.

Table of Contents

Introduction / Aaron W. Hughes and James T. Robinson


1. Animal Fables and Medieval Jewish Philosophy / Kalman P. Bland, z'l


2. Biblical Commentaries as a Genre of Jewish Philosophical Writing / Raphael Dascalu


3. Commentaries on The Guide of the Perplexed: A Brief Literary History / Igor H. de Souza


4. Philosophical Commentary and Supercommentary: The Hebrew Aristotelean Commentaries of the Fourteenth through Sixteenth Centuries / Yehuda Halper


5. The Author's Haqdamah as a Literary Form in Jewish Thought / Steven Harvey


6. Does Judaism Make Sense? Early Medieval Kalam as Literature / Gyongyi Hegedus


7. Dialogues / Aaron W. Hughes


8. Poetry / Aaron W. Hughes


9. Poetic Summaries of Scientific and Philosophical Works / Maud Kozodoy


10. The Philosophical Epistle as a Genre of Medieval Jewish Philosophy / Charles Manekin


11. The Sermon in Late Medieval Jewish Thought as Method for Popularizing Philosophy / Chaim Meir Neria


12. Lexicons and Lexicography in Medieval Jewish Philosophy / James T. Robinson


13. Theological Summas in Late Medieval Jewish Philosophy / Shira Weiss


Index

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NLS9780253042521
9780253042521
0253042526
Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms by Aaron W. Hughes
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Paperback
Indiana University Press
2019-07-11
376
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