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© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part One. An Intellectual Portrait
  5. 1. Honoratus de Bonafide, olim vocatus Profayt Duran, judeus 13
  6. 2. Scientific Transmission Outside the University 37
  7. 3. Efodi: The Commentary on the Guide of the Perplexed 51
  8. 4. Philosophical Eclecticism 64
  9. Part Two. Science and Jewish Identity
  10. 5. Jewish Astronomy: Between Maimonides and Gersonides 81
  11. 6. A Jewish Cosmos: Number and Speech 92
  12. 7. Astronomy and Jewish Identity: Ḥeshev ha- Efod 104
  13. 8. Rationalist Polemics: Al tehi ka- avotekha 115
  14. 9. History and Religion: Kelimat ha- goyim 129
  15. Part Three. The Efod Atones for Idolatry
  16. 10. The Inner Life: Eulogy for Abraham ha- Levi of Girona 143
  17. 11. The True Wisdom of the Torah: Ma‘aseh Efod 161
  18. 12. Sigil and Segulah: Magical Elements in Ma‘aseh Efod 182
  19. Conclusion 205
  20. Appendix: The Extant Works of Profayt Duran 213
  21. Notes 219
  22. Bibliography 267
  23. Index 303
  24. Acknowledgments 313
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part One. An Intellectual Portrait
  5. 1. Honoratus de Bonafide, olim vocatus Profayt Duran, judeus 13
  6. 2. Scientific Transmission Outside the University 37
  7. 3. Efodi: The Commentary on the Guide of the Perplexed 51
  8. 4. Philosophical Eclecticism 64
  9. Part Two. Science and Jewish Identity
  10. 5. Jewish Astronomy: Between Maimonides and Gersonides 81
  11. 6. A Jewish Cosmos: Number and Speech 92
  12. 7. Astronomy and Jewish Identity: Ḥeshev ha- Efod 104
  13. 8. Rationalist Polemics: Al tehi ka- avotekha 115
  14. 9. History and Religion: Kelimat ha- goyim 129
  15. Part Three. The Efod Atones for Idolatry
  16. 10. The Inner Life: Eulogy for Abraham ha- Levi of Girona 143
  17. 11. The True Wisdom of the Torah: Ma‘aseh Efod 161
  18. 12. Sigil and Segulah: Magical Elements in Ma‘aseh Efod 182
  19. Conclusion 205
  20. Appendix: The Extant Works of Profayt Duran 213
  21. Notes 219
  22. Bibliography 267
  23. Index 303
  24. Acknowledgments 313
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