The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart

Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda

Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2004 - 472 pàgines

Bahya Ibn Pakuda was born c. 1050, and lived for some time in Saragossa in Spain. His major work was written in Arabic, but it is most well-known by its Hebrew title Hovot ha-Levavot (Duties of the Heart). It enjoyed enormous popularity and was reprinted many times. In the book Bahya investigates the motivation of Jewish practice and embarks on a philosophical enquiry into the nature of God, religion, and man. He was very much influenced by the Neoplatonism of his age, as well as by the Muslim mystics. This edition by Menahem Mansoor is the first translation of the work from the original Arabic text, and this shows a number of variations from the Hebrew version. He has added an Introduction and Notes which draw attention to the influences on Bahya's thought and to other relevant material.

Sobre l'autor

Menahem Mansoor is an archaeologist and Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mansoor is the former president and co-founder of the Madison Biblical Archaeological Society. Mansoor has written Jewish History and Thought: An Introduction, which covers the 3,500 years of Jewish history. He also wrote and directed the video, Signs, Symbols, and Scripts: Origins of Written Communication and the Birth of the Alphabet, which outlines the development of written communication from its most early origins to modern times.

Informació bibliogràfica

• Títol: The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart; Littman Library Liverpool University Press Series; The Littman library of Jewish civilization
• Autor: Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda
• Editor: Menahem Mansoor
• Traducció de: Menahem Mansoor
• Col·laborador: Menahem Mansoor
• Editor: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2004
• ISBN: 1904113230, 9781904113232
• Nre. de pàgines: 472 pàgines