{"product_id":"the-book-of-direction-to-the-duties-of-the-heart-the-littman-library-of-jewish-civilization-9781904113232","title":"The Book of Direction to the Duties of the Heart (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBahya Ibn Pakuda was born c. 1050  and lived for some time in Saragossa in Spain. His major work was written in Arabic  but it is most well-known by its Hebrew title Hovot ha-Levavot (Duties of the Heart). It enjoyed enormous popularity and was reprinted many times. In the book Bahya investigates the motivation of Jewish practice and embarks on a philosophical enquiry into the nature of God  religion  and man. He was very much influenced by the Neoplatonism of his age  as well as by the Muslim mystics. This edition by Menahem Mansoor is the first translation of the work from the original Arabic text  and this shows a number of variations from the Hebrew version. He has added an Introduction and Notes which draw attention to the influences on Bahyas thought and to other relevant material. The accepted and normative translation . . . reliable and readable. This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica  as well as of ethical literature. Choice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665874968629,"sku":"ByrdShop_1904113230","price":71.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781904113232.jpg?v=1782411776","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-direction-to-the-duties-of-the-heart-the-littman-library-of-jewish-civilization-9781904113232","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}