Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008779200/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 27 of
27
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""Born into a distinguished family in medieval Cordoba, Spain, the young Moses Maimonides was quickly recognized by his teachers for his outstanding intellectual abilities and extraordinary versatility. At the age of 13, when his peaceful world was shattered by war and persecution, and his family was forced into exile, fleeing and wandering from one place to another for many years, his religious and secular studies continued. Moses was, above all, a writer, and he wrote extensively until the end of his life." "After completing the Mishneh Torah in 1180, Maimonides was recognized internationally as the chief religious and legal authority of the entire Jewish world. A large part of his writing comes from his responsa. Letters came from rabbis, judges, scholars, students, teachers and head of schools; even private citizens sent their letters and expected an official responsum. The question of whether Maimonides meant for the Mishneh Torah to replace the Talmud remains one of the most controversial parts of his legacy, and Arbel addresses the troubling argument with a lucid and tenacious intelligence." "Maimonides' views were curiously modern and his medical writings constitute a significant chapter in the history of modern medical science. He approached his work as a sacred duty and with a sense of mission, and acquired the reputation of a doctor who treated the soul as well as the body."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12306079.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Born into a distinguished family in medieval Cordoba, Spain, the young Moses Maimonides was quickly recognized by his teachers for his outstanding intellectual abilities and extraordinary versatility. At the age of 13, when his peaceful world was shattered by war and persecution, and his family was forced into exile, fleeing and wandering from one place to another for many years, his religious and secular studies continued. Moses was, above all, a writer, and he wrote extensively until the end of his life." "After completing the Mishneh Torah in 1180, Maimonides was recognized internationally as the chief religious and legal authority of the entire Jewish world. A large part of his writing comes from his responsa. Letters came from rabbis, judges, scholars, students, teachers and head of schools; even private citizens sent their letters and expected an official responsum. The question of whether Maimonides meant for the Mishneh Torah to replace the Talmud remains one of the most controversial parts of his legacy, and Arbel addresses the troubling argument with a lucid and tenacious intelligence." "Maimonides' views were curiously modern and his medical writings constitute a significant chapter in the history of modern medical science. He approached his work as a sacred duty and with a sense of mission, and acquired the reputation of a doctor who treated the soul as well as the body."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-186) and index.".
- catalog description "Sunrise in Andalusia -- Exiles in their own land -- Escape to the Maghreb -- Behind the walls of Fez -- Eretz Israel -- Interlude in Alexandria -- New beginning in Fustat -- A luminous light: The siraj -- The ascent of Saladin -- The year of darkness -- Metamorphosis -- The Mishneh Torah -- Marriage and family -- Physician to the Sultan's court -- The Nagid -- The guide of the perplexed -- The adversity of fame -- Merging with the light.".
- catalog extent "192 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0824523598 (hardcover)".
- catalog isPartOf "Lives & legacies series".
- catalog isPartOf "Lives and legacies.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Crossroad Pub. Co.,".
- catalog spatial "Egypt".
- catalog subject "296.1/81 B 21".
- catalog subject "BM755.M6 A78 2001".
- catalog subject "Jewish philosophers Egypt Biography.".
- catalog subject "Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.".
- catalog subject "Rabbis Egypt Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Sunrise in Andalusia -- Exiles in their own land -- Escape to the Maghreb -- Behind the walls of Fez -- Eretz Israel -- Interlude in Alexandria -- New beginning in Fustat -- A luminous light: The siraj -- The ascent of Saladin -- The year of darkness -- Metamorphosis -- The Mishneh Torah -- Marriage and family -- Physician to the Sultan's court -- The Nagid -- The guide of the perplexed -- The adversity of fame -- Merging with the light.".
- catalog title "Maimonides : a spiritual biography / Ilil Arbel.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".