Philosophers on the Periphery of Ashkenaz: Jewish Intellectual Life and Philosophy in the Czech Lands from the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century. Offic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004518353)

Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) had many followers among Jews living in the Mediterranean Basin, but his philosophical books were almost totally ignored by Ashkenazi Jews. Yet, the eastern periphery of Ashkenaz was an exception: in the late fourteenth century a circle of veritable philosophers emerged in the Jewish community of Prague and existed until the end of the Hussite wars (ca. 1434). This book analyses the works of the most important members of the circle, Yom Tov Lipmann Mühlhausen, Avigdor Kara, and Menahem Shalem, and examines the impact of philosophy on Jewish society using Max Weber's sociology and Marc Richir's phenomenology.

Author: Tamás Visi
ISBN-10: 9004518355
ISBN-13: 9789004518353
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2025
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 1.00d