The Guide for the Perplexed (Routledge Library Editions: Islam, 7)

by Leon Roth

Originally published in 1948.

Moses Maimonides was one of the most powerful philosophers of the Middle Ages. The philosophical basis which he elaborated for Judaism had a profound influence on mediaeval Christian thinkers. This volume describes the full background of Maimonides’s thinking in its twelfth-century historical and religious context.

Genres: Philosophy

Hardcover

First published December 25, 2007

About the author

1896-1963

Reviews

[Marit]

A lovely, pithy book that seeks to ground the great Maimonides in his time and context, detailing why he was such a great thinker even in his own time. You don't have to know Maimonides' work firsthand to appreciate this overview and light-touch but insightful analysis.

[Mommalibrarian]

I started with a plain text translation online and the got this book through interlibrary load. The additional background, commentary, and historical perspective helped. I am still dipping into it.