Maimonides' grand epistle to the scholars of Lunel : ideology and rhetoric /

"When Maimonides' Mishneh Torah (Code of Jewish Law) reached Lunel, France, a group of scholars composed twenty-four objections to his positions. Surprisingly, Maimonides' rejoinder opened with an unusual rhymed prose epistle with effusive praise for his correspondents and artistic an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sheer, Charles H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Maimonides, Moses, > 1135-1204. > Correspondence.
Correspondence (Maimonides, Moses)
1040-1600
Responsa > 1040-1600.
Hebrew language > Prosodic analysis.
Prosodic analysis (Linguistics)
Jewish scholars > France > Lunel > Correspondence.
Prosodie (Linguistique)
Savants juifs > France > Lunel > Correspondance.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings
Jewish scholars.
Responsa.
France > Lunel.
Personal correspondence.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Maimonides and the Lunel scholars
  • The correspondence between Maimonides and French scholars
  • 1. Maimonides' grand Iggeret in rhymed prose
  • 2. The first half of the Iggeret in rhymed prose
  • 3. Maimonides' unanticipated and problematic style reversal
  • 4. Maimonides' letter to Judge Anatoli
  • 5. The letters from R. Jonathan of Lunel
  • 6. The second half of the Iggeret in unadorned prose
  • 7. Maimonides and the Lunel scholars-reconsidered.

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