Maimonides: Faith in Reason

by Alberto Manguel

Book Overview

An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the world's foremost bibliophiles

Moses ben Maimon, or Maimonides (1138-1204), was born in C?rdoba, Spain. The gifted son of a judge and mathematician, Maimonides fled C?rdoba with his family when he was thirteen due to Almohad persecution of all non-Islamic faiths. Forced into a long exile,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300217897
• ISBN13: 9780300217896
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.3"