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The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization SeriesPublisher: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1984Copyright date: ©1984Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (484 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781909821347
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Book of Direction to the Duties of the HeartOnline resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Translator's Introduction -- Notes to Translator's Introduction -- The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart -- Introduction -- Chapter One: On the Unity of God -- Chapter Two: On the Explanation of the Aspects of Meditation upon Creation and God's Abundant Grace Shown in It -- Chapter Three: On Our Obligation of Obedience to God -- Chapter Four: On the Reliance upon God Alone -- Chapter Five: On the Pure Devotion of All Acts to God Alone -- Chapter Six: On Humility before God -- Chapter Seven: The Explanation of the Aspects of Repentance, What is Essential to It, and Its Consequences -- Chapter Eight: On Self-Reckoning for God's Sake -- Chapter Nine: On Asceticism, Its Kinds and Advantages -- Chapter Ten: On the True Love of God -- Appendix Translated by David Goldstein -- Selected Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Biblical Passages -- Index of Talmudic Passages.
Summary: A complete English translation from the original Arabic of one of the most important works of Jewish philosophy and ethics, composed in the early 12th century.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Translator's Introduction -- Notes to Translator's Introduction -- The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart -- Introduction -- Chapter One: On the Unity of God -- Chapter Two: On the Explanation of the Aspects of Meditation upon Creation and God's Abundant Grace Shown in It -- Chapter Three: On Our Obligation of Obedience to God -- Chapter Four: On the Reliance upon God Alone -- Chapter Five: On the Pure Devotion of All Acts to God Alone -- Chapter Six: On Humility before God -- Chapter Seven: The Explanation of the Aspects of Repentance, What is Essential to It, and Its Consequences -- Chapter Eight: On Self-Reckoning for God's Sake -- Chapter Nine: On Asceticism, Its Kinds and Advantages -- Chapter Ten: On the True Love of God -- Appendix Translated by David Goldstein -- Selected Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Biblical Passages -- Index of Talmudic Passages.

A complete English translation from the original Arabic of one of the most important works of Jewish philosophy and ethics, composed in the early 12th century.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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