
Jewish Philosophy A-Z
Aaron W. Hughes(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Will be published approx. on 26. July 2005
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-7486-2218-4 (ISBN)
Description
A concise alphabetical guide to the major thinkers, concepts and issues in the history of Jewish philosophy from antiquity to the present.Jewish Philosophy A-Z covers the major traditions of thought from Philo to Levinas and, since Jewish philosophy has occurred in broader environments (e.g., Hellenistic Alexandria, Medieval Baghdad, Weimar Germany), non-Jewish thinkers who have had an important influence on Jewish philosophy are also included (e.g., Plotinus, Alfarabi, Heidegger). Extensive cross-references allows the reader to examine topics to the desired degree of depth, making it easy to follow connections and pursue larger themes.An important pedagogical resource, Jewish Philosophy A-Z is suitable for undergraduate or postgraduate students as well as the interested general reader.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-2218-4 (9780748622184)
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Person
Aaron W. Hughes is Dean's Professor of the Humanities and the Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester. Hughes specialises in three fields: Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies and Theory and Method in the Study of Religion, and has written numerous books in all three. He is co-editor of the book series Advances in the Study of Islam at Edinburgh University Press and of the Journal of Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule.
Author
Dean's Professor of the Humanities and the Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Religious StudiesUniversity of Rochester, USA
Content
Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Using this Book; Jewish Philosophy A-Z entries; Select Bibliography.