Chovoth Halevavoth [pietism]

AUCTION 3 | Tuesday, November 25th, 1997 at 1:00

Fine Hebrew Printed Books Duplicates from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA

Chovoth Halevavoth [pietism]

FIRST EDITION with Yiddish translation by Samuel of Posen. Printed in Wayber-taytsch type ff. (6), 162. Trimmed and lightly stained. Modern boards. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Amsterdam 1077

Amsterdam: Solomon Proops 1716

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $200

According to Zinberg, disclosure of morality books such as Chovoth Halevavoth to the masses created conflict between “the Rabbis and the People.” The books were seen to be “too holy and profound to be translated into Leshon Ashkenaz.” (pp. 220-23) -- UNUSED NOTE: Despite recent scholarly revelations concerning the likely indebtedness of the work to Sufi influence, Chovoth ha-Levavoth remains to this day a classic of Jewish Ethics.