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Happiness in Premodern Judaism: Virtue, Knowledge, and Well-Being, It is uncommon to think that Jews were interested in happiness or that Judaism has anything to say about happiness. This book argues, to the contrary, that the concept of happiness was a central concern of Jewish thinkers; that rabbinic Judaism regarded i, Happiness in Premodern Judaism: Virtue, Knowledge, and Well-Being

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Happiness in Premodern Judaism: Virtue, Knowledge, and Well-Being
Written by author Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
Published by Hebrew Union College Press, October 2003
It is uncommon to think that Jews were interested in happiness or that Judaism has anything to say about happiness. This book argues, to the contrary, that the concept of happiness was a central concern of Jewish thinkers; that rabbinic Judaism regarded i
It is uncommon to think that Jews were interested in happiness or that Judaism has anything to say about happiness. This book argues, to the contrary, that the concept of happiness was a central concern of Jewish thinkers; that rabbinic Judaism regarded i

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Preface 1
1 Thinking Happiness: Greek and Hellenistic Views 9
2 Ashrei: Torah, Wisdom, and Living Rightly in Ancient Judaism 55
3 The Happy Life of Torah in Rabbinic Judaism 101
4 Happiness and the Cultivation of Character in Islam 143
5 Perfectly Happy: Maimonides' Conception of Happiness 192
6 The Maimonidean Controversies: Debating the Meaning of Happiness 246
7 The Kabbalistic Prescription for Happiness 291
8 Intellectual Perfection and Jewish-Christian Rivalry 343
9 Religious Perfection and the Interplay of Philosophy and Kabbalah 394
Postscript 439
Notes 450
Bibliographic Essay 550
Index 574

Title: Happiness in Premodern Judaism: Virtue, Knowledge, and Well-Being

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	Acknowledgments
	Abbreviations
	Preface	1
1	Thinking Happiness: Greek and Hellenistic Views	9
2	Ashrei: Torah, Wisdom, and Living Rightly in Ancient Judaism	55
3	The Happy Life of Torah in Rabbinic Judaism	101
4	Happiness and the Cultivation of Character in Islam	143
5	Perfectly Happy: Maimonides' Conception of Happiness	192
6	The Maimonidean Controversies: Debating the Meaning of Happiness	246
7	The Kabbalistic Prescription for Happiness	291
8	Intellectual Perfection and Jewish-Christian Rivalry	343
9	Religious Perfection and the Interplay of Philosophy and Kabbalah	394
	Postscript	439
	Notes	450
	Bibliographic Essay	550
	Index	574