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Ehud Z. Benor

Associate Professor of Religion
Chair of Jewish Studies
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Departments and Programs

  • Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Jewish Studies
  • Religion

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Contact Information

Email: ehud.benor@dartmouth.edu
Phone: 603-646-1313
Office: 6036 Thornton Hall

Education

B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem; M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem; A.M. Harvard University; Ph.D. Harvard University

Areas of Expertise

Phenomenology of Judaism; Maimonides; Jewish mysticism, religious thought, and philosophy

Selected Works

  • "Jewish Ethics in a Pluralistic World," Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 5:2 (1996) 219-236.
  • Worship of the Heart: A Study in Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion, (1995).
  • "Meaning and Reference in Maimonides' Negative Theology," Harvard Theological Review, 88:3 (1995) 339-360.
  • "Petition and Contemplation in Maimonides' Concept of Prayer," Religion, 24:1 (January 1994) 59-66.
  • "Perspectives on Maimonides," Religious Studies Review, 20:3 (July 1994) 189a-195b.

Current Projects

"Ethical Monotheism: A Limiting Concept in the Jewish Tradition;" Is Religion Necessarily Magical? Toward a Post Modern Theory of Magic; "Spinoza's Theory of Religion: Ritual and the Stabilization of Superstition;" "Moral Extremism and Cognitive Virtue;" "Imitatio Dei: Cosmic and Ethical"