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Like Maimonides, to whom he is often contrasted, Yehuda Halevi weaves together multiple worlds in his works. A poet, physician, and philosopher, Halevi is known today as a poet whose works are studied in schools and have become part of Jewish liturgy, as well as the author of one of the most important Jewish philosophical works, Sefer Kuzari (Book of the Khazar). Hillel Halkin brilliantly evokes the captivating world of Spanish Andalusia in the 11th and 12th centuries and discusses the complex interweaving of religions and cultures—Christian, Muslim, and Jewish—that shaped Halevi’s worldview. He weaves together enigmatic fragments from the poet’s final days and his fateful final journey to Palestine. A renowned writer and translator, Halevi weaves excerpts from his poetry and masterful analysis into his interpretation of Halevi’s life and tragic death. It also places Halevi’s philosophical works in the broader context of Jewish thought, examines the rediscovery of Halevi by Heinrich Heine and other members of the 19th-century Jewish-German intelligentsia, and offers a comprehensive overview of the ongoing debate about Halevi’s legacy as a Zionist visionary.
Format: Hardcover. 20.5 × 12 × 2 cm. Pages: 475. Weight: 435 g
Language of the text: Russian
ISBN: 978-5-7516-1014-2
Publisher: Knizhniki
Published: 2011
Age category: 12+
