{"product_id":"interiority-and-law-bahya-ibn-paquda-and-the-concept-of-inner-commandments-hardback-9781503636613","title":"Interiority and Law; Bahya Ibn Paquda and the Concept of Inner Commandments (Hardback) 9781503636613","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInteriority and Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBahya Ibn Paquda and the Concept of Inner Commandments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOmer Michaelis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503636613\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.401 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Examining \u003ci\u003eDuties of the Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e afresh, Michaelis uncovers a much more audacious and radical Baḥyā than the pious image we know. This thoughtful, thoroughly researched, and well-argued book sheds new light on the dynamics that fashioned medieval Jewish thought.\"—Sarah Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem \"\u003ci\u003eInteriority and Law\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful achievement. Michaelis has disclosed the philological nuances of Baḥya's classic work with illuminating originality; and with phenomenological insight revealed the inherent spiritual imperatives of Jewish religious practice. This is a work to be studied and cherished by those interested in Jewish and Islamic thought, and their profound interconnections.\"—Michael Fishbane, University of Chicago \"\u003ci\u003eInteriority and Law\u003c\/i\u003e presents a brilliant and original interpretation of \u003ci\u003eDuties of the Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e. In Michaelis's compelling reading, Baḥya extends legal normativity to the interior sphere. It is a wonderful and extraordinary contribution.\"—Moshe Halbertal, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInteriority and Law\u003c\/i\u003e presents a groundbreaking reassessment of a medieval Jewish classic, Baḥya ibn Paquda's \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Duties of the Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e. Michaelis reads this work anew as a revolutionary intervention in Jewish law, or \u003ci\u003ehalakha\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverturning perceptions of Baḥya as the shaper of an ethical-religious form of life that exceeds \u003ci\u003ehalakha\u003c\/i\u003e, Michaelis offers a pioneering historical and conceptual analysis of the category of \"inner commandments\" developed by Baḥya. \u003ci\u003eInteriority and Law\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that Baḥya's main effort revolved around establishing a new legal formation—namely, the \"duties of the hearts\"—which would deal entirely with human interiority. Michaelis takes up the implications of Baḥya's radical innovation, examining his unique mystical model of proximity to God, which he based on an increasingly growing fulfillment of the inner commandments. With an integrative approach that puts Baḥya in dialogue with other medieval Muslim and Jewish religious thinkers, this work offers a fresh perspective on our understanding of the interconnectedness of the dynamic, neighboring religious traditions of Judaism and Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributing to conversations in the history of religion, Jewish studies, and medieval studies on interiority and mysticism, this book reveals Baḥya as a revolutionary and demanding thinker of Jewish law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Duties and Supererogatory Acts\u003cbr\u003e  2. Inner Duties\u003cbr\u003e  3. Proximity\u003cbr\u003e  4. The World to Come\u003cbr\u003e  5. Bāin and Tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739409969432,"sku":"9781503636613","price":44.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/interiority-and-law-bahya-ibn-paquda-and-the-concept-of-inner-commandments-hardback-9781503636613","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}