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From the introduction:

Maimonidean studies

Arthur Hyman, Alfred L Ivry

KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 2008

Maimonidean studies, an international, interdisciplinary annual, conceives its area of interest in broad terms and will be hospitable to articles on a variety of subjects. In the field of Halakhah it will carry interpretations of Maimonides' legal works, studies dealing with their talmudic and geonic antecedents, the influence of his legal writings on subsequent commentators and decisors, and comparative legal studies. In the field of philosophy it will publish interpretations of Maimonides' philosophic writings, and studies of their Greek, Hellenistic, and Islamic antecedents, as well as their impact on Jewish philosophy in the later Middle Ages, on Latin scholasticism, and on the philosophy of the Enlightenment and the Haskalah. Besides these, Maimonidean Studies will carry articles on Maimonides as Bible commentator, physician, scientist, and communal leader, and on the history of Maimonides' time, the Maimonidean family, and the Maimonidean controversies. The annual will also publish articles on the language of Maimonides' Hebrew and Arabic writings and bibliographic information. Since Maimonidean Studies is largely intended for an English-reading audience, its primary language is English. Since, however, a substantial part of Maimonides research is being conducted in Israel, each issue will contain some articles in Hebrew. As the need arises, there will also appear articles in French and German. There will be English summaries of articles in languages other than English. Maimonidean Studies is not committed to any one interpretation of Maimonides' work; its editorial policy is determined by the very history of Maimonides research. As is true of the work of any seminal thinker, that of Maimonides has given rise to a variety of interpretations and has found, from the very beginning, its adherents as well as its critics. One need only think of Maimonides' own controversy with Samuel ben Ali, the hassagot of Abraham ben David, the various commentaries on the Mishneh Torah, the Maimonidean controversies, down to the controversy in our own days between Julius Guttmann and Leo Strauss concerning the interpretation of Maimonides' philosophic views. The sole criteria governing the editorial policy of Maimonidean Studies are: defensible thesis, cogent arguments, proper documentation, and the observance of scholarly properties.