Studies in Religious Philosophy and Mysticism: (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion)
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Studies in Religious Philosophy and Mysticism: (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion)

Studies in Religious Philosophy and Mysticism: (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion)

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Alexander Altmann (Author)  

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The twelve studies here are arranged in three distinct groups - Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic philosophy, Jewish mysticism, and modern philosophy. One theme that appears in various forms and from different angles in the first two sections is that of 'Images of the Divine'. It figures not only in the account of mystical imagery but also in the discussion of the 'Know thyself' motif, and is closely allied to the subject-matter of the studies dealing with man's ascent to the vision of God and his ultimate felicity. In the third section three thinkers are discussed: the English Deist, William Wollaston, who is shown to be steeped in the medieval Jewish traditions of philosophy and mysticism; Moses Mendelssohn, the philosopher of eighteenth-century Enlightenment, whose thesis asserting Spinoza's influence on Leibniz's doctrine of the pre-established Harmony is investigated critically; and Franz Rosenzweig, the most brilliant religious philosopher in twentieth-century Jewry, whose notion of History is analysed. Originally published in 1969, this is an important work of Jewish philosophy.
Alexander Altmann was formerly rabbi of the Berlin Jewish Community then communal rabbi of Manchester, where he founded and directed the Institute of Jewish Studies, now part of University College London. He moved to Brandeis University in Massachusetts as the Philip W. Lown Professor of Jewish Philosophy and History of Ideas in 1959 and was a leading Mendelssohn scholar.
  • Contributor: Alexander Altmann
  • Imprint: Routledge
  • ISBN13: 9780415822718
  • Number of Pages: 332
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 635
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Release Date: 2013-04-11
  • Series: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Alexander Altmann was formerly rabbi of the Berlin Jewish Community then communal rabbi of Manchester, where he founded and directed the Institute of Jewish Studies, now part of University College London. He moved to Brandeis University in Massachusetts as the Philip W. Lown Professor of Jewish Philosophy and History of Ideas in 1959 and was a leading Mendelssohn scholar.

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