Orientalism, Aramaic and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation : the first printing of the Syriac New Testament / / by Robert J. Wilkinson

• Autore: Wilkinson Robert J (Robert John), <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 225.4/309
• Soggetto topico: Cabala; Counter-Reformation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: First beginnings : Teseo Ambrogio and the Maronite -- Delegation to the fifth Lateran Council -- First beginnings : Egidio da Viterbo and the Kabbalistic context of Syriac studies at the time of the fifth Lateran Council -- The scholars of the editio princeps : Moses and Masius -- The scholars of the ditio princeps : Postel -- The scholars of the editio princeps : Widmanstetter -- The editio princeps.
• Sommario/riassunto: Focusing upon the extraordinary circumstances of the production of the editio princeps of the Syriac New Testament in 1555 and establishing a reliable history of that edition, this book offers an new account of the origin of Syriac studies in Europe and a fresh evaluation of Catholic Orientalism in the sixteenth century. The reception of Syriac into the West is shown to have been characterised, under the influence of Egidio da Viterbo and Postel, by a Christian Kabbalistic world-view which also determined the reception of other Oriental languages. The companion volume The Kabbalistic Scholars of the Antwerp Polyglot Bible exhibits the continuing influence of Christian Kabbalism on later editions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Orientalism, Aramaic and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation
• ISBN: 1-281-93688-X; 9786611936884; 90-474-2252-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816817903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; ; v. 137.