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From Idolatry to Holiness: A Modern Ethical Framework for Understanding Jewish Law Fleischacker, Samuel (University of Illinois, Chicago )
From Idolatry to Holiness: A Modern Ethical Framework for Understanding Jewish Law
Fleischacker, Samuel (University of Illinois, Chicago )
This book providies an ethical framework for understanding the purpose of Jewish law (halakha). It begins by interpreting idolatry as self-worship, and explores the idea, advocated by Moses Maimonides, that Jewish law aims at curing people of idolatry. It also provides a new view of holiness that draws on Heidegger's and Kant's aesthetics.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| To be released | November 30, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781009863155 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 366 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 608 g (Weight (estimated)) |