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The Jewish Moral Virtues
A book of ethical wisdom applied to contemporary life.
This book, by Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances Weinman Schwartz, is about philosophical meditations on ethics of contemporary life, and is structured on the twenty-four virtues of Yehiel ben…
This book, by Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances Weinman Schwartz, is about philosophical meditations on ethics of contemporary life, and is structured on the twenty-four virtues of Yehiel ben…
On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah
In the Zohar and other writings of the Kabbalah, Jewish mystics developed concepts and symbols to help them penetrate secrets of the cosmos that cannot be understood through reason or intellect. These ideas about God, human beings, and creation…
Sexual Ambivalence: androgyny and hermaphroditism in Graeco-Roman antiquity
Brisson relates the extant ancient narratives about two-sexed creatures, and discusses the significant roles they played in myth and philosophy.
Fifty Key Figures in Islam
Explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential figures in Islam and surveys a heritage which spans 1500 years.