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Worship of the Heart: A Study of Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion
Contributor(s): Benor, Ehud (Author)
ISBN: 0791426351     ISBN-13: 9780791426357
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE:   $90.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 1995
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings
- History | Jewish - General
Dewey: 296.172
LCCN: 94039855
Series: Suny Jewish Philosophy
Physical Information: 262 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
 
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Publisher Description:
Benor's study offers a systematic Aristotelian account of Maimonides' philosophy of religion that reconciles the ideals of rabbinic Judaism with the sensibilities of a medieval Jewish philosopher, coherently unifies his work, and shows where Maimonides' uncompromising radicalism presents enduring and challenging insights to the history and the philosophy of religion.

Worship of the Heart explores Maimonides' contribution to the understanding of prayer, examining it against the background of two contrasting notions--dialogue and contemplation. The author argues that Maimonides integrates fundamental elements of these conceptions with his own insights to forge a mediating conception of prayer--a conception as constitutive of a world view.