Haskalah and Esotericism

The Haskalah, or “Jewish Enlightenment,” is often considered to be a secularizing trend within modern European Judaism. Yet as recent studies have begun to show, this characterization ignores the Romantic and religious attitudes of many Haskalah authors (maskilim). This article reassesses the Haskal...

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Main Author: Meʾir, Yonatan 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Aries
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-187
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Samiler, Eliakim Götzel 1780-1854 / Judaism / Haskalah / Cabala
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AZ New religious movements
BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Jewish Mysticism Kabbalah Haskalah Enlightenment esotericism Eastern Europe
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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