Maimonides - Audiobook, by Alberto Manguel

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An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the worlds foremost bibliophilesMoses ben Maimon, or Maimonides (11381204), was born in Crdoba, Spain. The gifted son of a judge and mathematician, Maimonides fled Crdoba with his family when he was thirteen due to Almohad persecution of all non-Islamic faiths. Forced into a long exile, the family spent a decade in Spain before settling in Morocco. From there, Maimonides traveled to Palestine and Egypt, where he died at Saladins court.As a scholar of Jewish law, a physician, and a philosopher, Maimonides was a singular figure. His work in extracting all…