Maimonides' Empire of Light
Subtitle: Popular Enlightenment in an Age of Belief
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: October 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780226473130
Subjects: Jewish studies; Non-Western philosophy; Philosophy of education; Religion - Judaism; Religion; Judaism - History; Religion / Judaism / History; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; 1135-1204; Contributions in Jewish educat; History; Judaism; Maimonides, Moses,; Study and teaching; To 1500
First sentence: Popular science is so much a part of our everyday world that we are apt to take it for granted.
Description: "Much of the writing of and about the twelfth-century jurist, philosopher, and theologian Moses Maimonides is addressed to an elite audience of philosophers and intellectuals. Here, Ralph Lerner's exploration of Maimonides' popular writings reveals that the eduction of the common man was one of the great teacher's chief concerns.".

"A reference for students of political philosophy and Jewish studies, Lerner's book also brings to life the richness and relevance of medieval Jewish thought for all those interested in the Jewish tradition."--BOOK JACKET.