From fear to awe in Luzzatto's Mesillat Yesharim
Perhaps the key term in musar writing is yir’ah. In early modern musar texts, usually incorporating kabbalistic discourse, this term is rendered as 'fear'. A striking exception is R. Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto’s Mesillat Yesharim, arguably one of the canonical texts of Jewish modernity. A close...
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Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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European journal of jewish studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 285-299 |
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Lutsaṭo, Mosheh Ḥayim 1707-1747, Mesîllat yešārîm
/ Fear
/ Reverence
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism |
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R. Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto
B Mesillat Yesharim B Fear B Morality B Mysticism B Piety B Sin B Awe |
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