Maimonides on kingship: The ethics of imperial humility

Journal of Religious Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-114

  Diamond, James A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ethics; Halakha; Humility; King; Maimonides; Mishneh Torah; Moses

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149420936     PISSN: 03849694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2006.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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