The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart
Series: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization;
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Product details:
- Edition number New edition
- Publisher The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
- Date of Publication 1 September 1973
- ISBN 9780197100202
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 210x135 mm
- Weight 700 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
A complete English translation from the original Arabic of one of the most important works of Jewish philosophy and ethics, composed in the early 12th century.
MoreLong description:
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.
?The accepted and normative translation .
. . reliable and readable. This book
belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical
literature.? Choice
'This will now become the accepted and normative translation ... reliable and readable. This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical literature.'
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Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements
Translator's Introduction
Notes to Translator's Introduction
The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart
Introduction
1On the Unity of God
2On the Explanation of the Aspects of Meditation upon Creation and God's Abundant Grace Shown in It
3On Our Obligation of Obedience to God
4On the Reliance upon God Alone
5On the Pure Devotion of All Acts to God Alone
6On Humility before God
7The Explanation of the Aspects of Repentance, What is Essential to It and Its Consequences
8On Self-Reckoning for God's Sake
9On Asceticism, Its Kinds and Advantages
10On the True Love of God
Appendix (translated by David Goldsterin)
Selected Bibliography
General Index
Index of Biblical Passages
Index of Talmudic Passages
