Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings

by Charles Harry Manekin

Book Overview

Medieval Jewish intellectuals living in Muslim and Christian lands were strongly concerned to recover what they regarded as a 'lost' Jewish philosophical tradition. As part of this project they transmitted and produced many philosophical and scientific works and commentaries, as well as philosophical commentary on scripture, in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, the principal literary languages of medieval Jewry. This volume presents translations of seven...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521549515
• ISBN13: 9780521549516
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"