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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820608103321

Titolo

Hebraic aspects of the Renaissance : sources and encounters / / edited by Ilana Zinguer, Abraham Melamed, and Zur Shalev

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27073-0

9786613270733

90-04-21256-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 296 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Brill's series in Jewish studies, , 0926-2261 ; ; v. 45

Altri autori (Persone)

ZinguerIlana

MelamedAbraham <1944->

ShalevZur <1967->

Disciplina

940.2/1

Soggetti

Renaissance

Civilization, Modern - Jewish influences

Cabala and Christianity - Italy

Christian Hebraists - Europe - History

Jewish philosophy - History

Christianity and other religions - Judaism

Judaism - Relations - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This volume presents a selection of papers from the international conference Hebraic Aspects of the Renaissance (University of Haifa, May, 2009).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Kabbalah and Mysticism -- pt. 2. Philosophy and the humanities.

Sommario/riassunto

Christian Hebraism came to its full fruition in the seventeenth century. However, interest in Jewish and Hebraic sources had already increased during the early Renaissance, as an integral part of the renewed attention to ancient cultures, mostly Greek and Roman, as well as eastern cultures – from Egypt to India. This volume presents a selection of papers from the international conference Hebraic Aspects of the Renaissance (University of Haifa, May, 2009), that trace the humanist encounter with Hebrew and Jewish sources during that period. The chapters included in this volume not only illuminate the ways in which



Christian scholars encountered Hebraic sources and integrated them into their general worldview, but also present the encounters of Jewish scholars with humanist culture.