Interiority and law Bahya ibn Paquda and the concept of inner commandments / Omer Michaelis.
| Author/creator | Michaelis, Omer |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | x, 208 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Stanford studies in Jewish mysticism Stanford studies in Jewish mysticism. ^A1423496 |
| Contents | Duties and supererogatory acts -- Inner duties -- Proximity -- The world to come -- B♯£̀Ưin and tradition. |
| Abstract | "Interiority and Law presents a groundbreaking reassessment of a medieval Jewish classic, Baı̀Æya ibn Paquda's Guide to the Duties of the Hearts. Michaelis reads this work anew as a revolutionary intervention in Jewish law, or halakha. Overturning perceptions of Baı̀Æya as the shaper of an ethical-religious form of life that exceeds halakha, Michaelis offers a pioneering historical and conceptual analysis of the category of "inner commandments" developed by Baı̀Æya. Interiority and Law reveals that Baı̀Æya's main effort revolved around establishing a new legal formation - namely, the "duties of the hearts" - which would deal entirely with human interiority. Michaelis takes up the implications of Baı̀Æya's radical innovation, examining his unique mystical model of proximity to God, which he based on an increasingly growing fulfillment of the inner commandments. With an integrative approach that puts Baı̀Æya in dialogue with other medieval Muslim and Jewish religious thinkers, this work offers a fresh perspective on our understanding of the interconnectedness of the dynamic, neighboring religious traditions of Judaism and Islam. Contributing to conversations in the history of religion, Jewish studies, and medieval studies on interiority and mysticism, this book reveals Baı̀Æya as a revolutionary and demanding thinker of Jewish law"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023006425 |
| ISBN | 9781503636613 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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