Converts, heretics, and lepers Maimonides and the outsider / James A. Diamond.
| Author/creator | Diamond, James Arthur |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, |
| Description | xiii, 343 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The convert (ger): metaphor of Jewishness -- The leper: illness as contemplative metaphor -- Elisha ben Abuyah and the hubris of the heretic -- The king: the ethics of imperial humility -- The sage/philosopher: a solitude of universalism -- God, the supreme outsider: indwelling (shekhinah) as metaphor for outdwelling -- Deconstructing God's indwelling: the challenge to Halevi -- Sabbath: the temporal outsider. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-316) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007033426 |
| ISBN | 9780268025922 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0268025924 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |