| Saadya Gaon: The Double Path of the Mystic and the Rationalist Contributor(s): Hegedus (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004256431 ISBN-13: 9789004256439 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology - Philosophy | Eastern - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| LCCN: 2013018344 |
| Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Saadya Gaon: The Double Path of the Mystic and the Rationalist Gyongyi Hegedus offers a new perspective on the thought of the most significant medieval Jewish thinker of the pre-Maimonidean era, Saadya Gaon. Saadya's important philosophical works belong to two distinct traditions: his main work is written in the style of rationalist theology (kalam), but he is also responsible for composing a commentary in a neo-Pythagorean tone. In addition to contextualizing the two traditions and analyzing their Islamic parallels, the book makes the argument that Saadya consciously constructed a two-layered model of thought and harmonized two styles: one based on sensation and logic, the other on a specific prophetic insight. |