Juvenile sexuality, Kabbalah, and Catholic reformation in Italy [[electronic resource] ] : Tiferet bahurim by Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselice / / by Roni Weinstein ; translated by Batya Stein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785406603321
• Autore: Weinstein Roni
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-94923-3; 9786612949234; 90-04-18120-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Jewish history and culture, , 1568-5004 ; ; v. 21
• Altri autori (Persone): MonselicePinchas; SteinBatya
• Disciplina: 296.3/66
• Soggetti: Sex - Religious aspects - Judaism; Young men - Sexual behavior - Italy - History - 17th century; Youth - Sexual behavior - Italy - History - 17th century; Sex instruction for youth - Italy - History - 17th century; Cabala - History - 17th century; Rabbinical literature - History and criticism; Counter-Reformation - Italy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes the text of Tiferet bahurim by Pinchas Monselice.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / R. Weinstein -- Chapter One. Tiferet Bahurim: A Reading Proposal / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Two. Tiferet Bahurim: Structure And Themes / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Three. Musar Literature: A Proposal For A Historical Reading / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Four. The Originality Of The Work / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Five. A Book Of Advice And Sexual Morality / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Six. Continuity And Innovation In Tiferet Bahurim / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Seven. Suppressed Voices / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Eight. Tiferet Bahurim: Circles Of Action / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Nine. Between Publication And Concealment / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Ten. The Catholic Circle Between Counter-Reformation And \'Christian Civilization\' / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Eleven. Halakhah Vs. Kabbalah / ; R. Weinstein -- Chapter Twelve. Tiferet Bahurim As A Pietistic Work: Dealing With Death / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Thirteen. Tiferet Bahurim: A Work On Household Management / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Fourteen. Tiferet Bahurim: A Link In The Civilizing Process / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Fifteen. The Preaching Section Of Tiferet Bahurim / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Sixteen. A Testament To The Children / R. Weinstein -- Chapter Seventeen. Tiferet Bahurim: Summing Up / R. Weinstein -- The Text Of Tiferet Bahurim / R. Weinstein -- Bibliography / R. Weinstein -- Index / R. Weinstein.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides the first publication of the tract Tiferet Bahurim (The Glory of Youth) which was written in the mid-seventeenth century by R. Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselic in Ferrara, Italy. The tract was written as a guide for young men about to marry regarding their family life and their sexual deportment. By analyzing the Tiferet Bahurim Roni Weinstein addresses the following questions: What was the source of the growing interest in sexuality, and controlling juvenile sexuality? How is this tract related to centuries-old Jewish ethical literature, as well as literature in contemporary Catholic Italy? Is the Tiferet Bahurim part of the religious and cultural fermentation of the Counter-Reformation? Finally, did Jewish mysticism and pietism of Kabbalah tradition play a role in the composition of this tract?