{"product_id":"9783319354729","title":"Studies in the History of Law and Justice: In Late Ancient and Medieval Jewish Thought","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudies in the History of Law and Justice: In Late Ancient and Medieval Jewish Thought\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDavid, Joseph E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides in depth studies of two epistemological aspects of Jewish Law (\u003ci\u003eHalakhah\u003c\/i\u003e) as the ‘Word of God’ – the question of legal reasoning and the problem of knowing and remembering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-  How different are the epistemological concerns of religious-law in comparison to other legal systems?\u003cbr\u003e-  In what ways are jurisprudential attitudes prescribed and dependent on theological presumptions?\u003cbr\u003e-  What specifies legal reasoning and legal knowledge in a religious framework?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author outlines the rabbinic jurisprudential thought rooted in Talmudic literature which underwent systemization and enhancement by the Babylonian Geonim and the Andalusian Rabbis up until the twelfth century. The book develops a synoptic view on the growth of rabbinic legal thought against the background of Christian theological motifs on the one hand and Karaite and Islamic systemized jurisprudence on the other hand. It advances a perspective of legal-theologythat combines analysis of jurisprudential reflections and theological views within a broad historical and intellectual framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book advocates two approaches to the study of the legal history of the \u003ci\u003eHalakhah:\u003c\/i\u003e comparative jurisprudence and legal-theology, based on the understanding that jurisprudence and theology are indispensable and inseparable pillars of legal praxis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-09-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319354729\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-06584-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 182\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383433158796,"sku":"9783319354729","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319354729.jpg?v=1775837464","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319354729","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}