A vigilant society: Jewish thought and the state in medieval Spain

✍ Scribed by Margaretten, Selma;Roiz, Javier

Publisher: State University of New York Press
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 328
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Knowledge and power --
Moses Maimonides and the politics of dialectics --
The Gothic world comes to the south --
Kabbalah and political power --
The Zohar --
Toward a vigilant society --
Conclusions.

✦ Subjects

Càbala;Diàspora jueva;Estat;Filosofia jueva;Filosofia social;Pensament polític;Zohar;Pensament polític;Diàspora jueva;Càbala;Espanya

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