James Arthur Diamond
Biographic Data
| ID | 3958453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Arthur Diamond |
| GIVEN NAMES | James Arthur |
| FAMILY NAME | Diamond |
| SIGNATURE | DIAMOND J A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought
The term “medieval” performs a great deal more intellectual work in modern Jewish Thought than simply acting as a referent to a particular historical era. During the nineteenth century, often for Jews who were increasingly alienated from their own tradition, the “medieval” functioned primarily as a bearer of identity in a rapidly changing and secular world. Each chapter in Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought addresses a different r…
Maimonides, Spinoza, and Buber Read the Hebrew Bible: The Hermeneutical Keys of Divine "Fire" and "Spirit" (Ruach)
Maimonides on Leprosy: Illness as Contemplative Metaphor
The diseases of Leviticus 13 and 14, commonly known as leprosy, were traditionally considered to be miraculously punitive responses to slander (lashon har'a). The link between leprosy and this particular sin is consistently maintained in the Guide of the Perplexed where it is also considered a miraculous punishment for slander. Maimonides' concluding remarks to the Laws of Leprosy Defilement in the Mishneh Torah comprise a relatively lengthy non-…
Maimonides on Leprosy: Illness as Contemplative Metaphor
The diseases of Leviticus 13 and 14, commonly known as leprosy, were traditionally considered to be miraculously punitive responses to slander (lashon har'a). The link between leprosy and this particular sin is consistently maintained in the Guide of the Perplexed where it is also considered a miraculous punishment for slander. Maimonides' concluding remarks to the Laws of Leprosy Defilement in the Mishneh Torah comprise a relatively lengthy non-…
Maimonides, Spinoza, and Buber Read the Hebrew Bible: The Hermeneutical Keys of Divine "Fire" and "Spirit" (Ruach)
Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought
The term “medieval” performs a great deal more intellectual work in modern Jewish Thought than simply acting as a referent to a particular historical era. During the nineteenth century, often for Jews who were increasingly alienated from their own tradition, the “medieval” functioned primarily as a bearer of identity in a rapidly changing and secular world. Each chapter in Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought addresses a different r…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (2 works) · Judaism (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works)