Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator’s Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Nahmanides’s Philosophy of Halakhah 10
7. 2 Custom and the History of Halakhah 67
8. 3 Death, Sin, Law, and Redemption 103
9. 4 Miracles and the Chain of Being 137
10. 5 Revelation and Prophecy 171
11. 6 Nahmanides’s Conception of History 201
12. 7 The Reasons for the Commandments 239
13. 8 Esotericism and Tradition 286
14. Conclusion: Nahmanides between Ashkenaz and Andalusia 307
15. Abbreviations 327
16. Notes 329
17. General Index 411
18. Index of Sources 426