The Guide of the Perplexed

“The reissue of Guttmann’s edition of Rabin’s translation is a welcome event. There has long been a need for a readable, judicious edition, for classroom use, of this large and complex work.”
     —Michael L. Morgan, Indiana University

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Moses Maimonides
Translated from the Arabic by Chaim Rabin
Abridged, with Introduction and Commentary, by Julius Guttmann, New Introduction & Bibliography by Daniel H. Frank

1995 - 256 pp.

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Paper 978-0-87220-324-2
$15.00
Instructor Examination (Review) Copy 978-0-87220-324-2
$2.00

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A reprint of the East and West Library edition of 1952.

 

Reviews:

“The reissue of Guttmann’s edition of Rabin’s translation is a welcome event. There has long been a need for a readable, judicious edition, for classroom use, of this large and complex work.”
     —Michael L. Morgan, Indiana University

 

“Daniel Frank has done a marvellous job of directing the Guide to the contemporary reader in the new Introduction. . . . The translation is a delight to read.”
     —Joseph A. Buijs, University of Alberta

 

"The book was an enormous success with our students, who were at many different levels, from first years to seniors. The translation was extremely accessible and the analysis made the material even clearer.”
     —Ariel Goldberger, Evergreen State College