The guide of the perplexed : complete in one volume / Moses Maimonides ; translated with an introduction and notes by Shlomo Pines ; with an introductory essay by Leo Strauss.
| Author/creator | Maimonides, Moses author. |
| Other author | Pines, Shlomo, 1908-1990, translator, writer of preface. |
| Other author | Strauss, Leo, writer of preface, writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Single-volume edition. |
| Publication | Chicago, IL : London : The University of Chicago Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©1963 |
| Description | cxxxiv, 658 pages ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn. English |
| Contents | Preface / Shlomo Pines, Leo Strauss -- How to begin to study The guide of the perplexed / Leo Strauss -- Translator's introduction / Shlomo Pines -- The Guide of the perplexed. Part I; Part II; Part III. |
| Abstract | "The Guide of the Perplexed, a monument of rabbinical exegesis written by Moses Maimonides at the end of the twelfth century, has exerted an immense and continuing influence on Jewish thought. Written as a letter to a disciple, The Guide of the Perplexed aims to liberate readers from a literal understanding of the Bible. It does so with an explanation of biblical terms related to key themes such as corporeality, place, humans, and nature. This reprint presents the Shlomo Pines translation, the gold standard for decades, in a single volume for the first time. It also features an extensive introduction to the study of the guide by Leo Strauss, a leading authority on Maimonides"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Translated from the Judeo-Arabic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Genre/form | Translations |
| LCCN | 2024050209 |
| ISBN | 9780226842592 |
| ISBN | 0226842592 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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