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The work 'De idolatria liber' is a Latin translation of Maimonides' 'Hilkhot Avodah Zarah' (Laws of Idolatry), which is part of his Mishneh Torah. While the original Hebrew text of the Mishneh Torah has been translated into English, the specific 1668 Latin translation ('De idolatria liber') has not been translated into English. No records of an English translation of this Latin text were found in the searched catalogs.
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Maimonides presents a ruthless legal anatomy of idolatry, tracing its origins from ancient celestial worship to the radical monotheism of Abraham. Readers will navigate the sharp boundary between divine honor and forbidden superstition through the eyes of a master jurist.