Dictionary of Jewish Biography

IBN SHEMTOV, SHEMTOV

(c.1380-c.1441)
Spanish kabbalist. InSepher ha-Emunothe criticized rationalists fromAbraham ibn EzrathroughLevi ben GershomandIsaac Albalag. He was sharply opposed to the views ofMaimonidesand was particularly incensed by hisGuide for the Perplexed.