The Guide for the Perplexed

philosophical work by Maimonides (ca. 1190 CE)
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The Guide for the Perplexed
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The Guide for the Perplexed

Summary

The Guide for the Perplexed is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Guide for the Perplexed authored Moshe ben Maimon[3].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's image is recorded as 14c ed of the Guide for the Perplexed by Maimonides.jpg[4].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's genre is recorded as philosophy[6].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's genre is recorded as Jewish thought[7].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's follows is recorded as Mishneh Torah[8].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305991476[9].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12089325f[10].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's Commons category is recorded as The Guide for the Perplexed[11].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's language of work or name is recorded as Judeo-Arabic[12].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's publication date is recorded as +1190-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/040hnq[14].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Samuel ibn Tibbon[15].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Yehuda Alharizi[16].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Yosef Qafih[17].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Michael Schwarz[18].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Hillel Gershuni[19].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Michael Friedländer[20].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Shlomo Pines[21].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's translator is recorded as Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman[22].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as aun2016907638[23].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's has edition or translation is recorded as The Guide for the Perplexed (1904)[24].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's has edition or translation is recorded as Moreh Nevuchim (Tibbon)[25].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Guide for the Perplexed[26].
  • The Guide for the Perplexed's main subject is recorded as philosophy[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Guide for the Perplexed authored Moshe ben Maimon[3].

Why It Matters

The Guide for the Perplexed ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . daat.ac.il. daat.ac.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . taupress.co.il. taupress.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation The Guide for the Perplexed (1904), Moreh Nevuchim (Tibbon)
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    Publication date
    Follows Mishneh Torah
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی گائیڈ فار دی پرپلیکسڈ]]"
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