Astrology, Kabbalah and Magic in Alfonso de la Torre 's "Visión Deleytable": Hispano-Jewish Contexts

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  • Luis Manuel Girón Negrón Harvard University
Vol. 48 (1999), Articles, pages 133-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/meahhebreo.v48i0.305
Submitted: Jan 28, 2020
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Visión Deleytable, a treatise on philosophy written by Alfonso de la Torre, offersthe most important witness to the fate ofMaimonidean rationalism in 15th century ChristianSpain. This paper analizes the Hispano-Jewish contexts for a revealing aspect of VisiónDeleytable's insertion in the medieval Aristotelian tradition: De la Torre's efforts toreconcile astrology, magic and Kabbalah with the Maimonidean frame of his religiousphilosophy.

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Alfonso de la Torre, Astrology, Magic, Kabbalah, Spain, 15th century

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Girón Negrón, L. M. Astrology, Kabbalah and Magic in Alfonso de la Torre ’s "Visión Deleytable": Hispano-Jewish Contexts. Miscelánea De Estudios Árabes Y Hebraicos. Sección Hebreo, 48, 133–162. https://doi.org/10.30827/meahhebreo.v48i0.305