Isaac's fear: an early modern encyclopedia of Judaism

"Isaac's Fear is a wide-ranging study of a Hebrew encyclopedia of Judaism by Isaac Lampronti, a rabbi and physician from eighteenth-century Ferrara, in Italy; this is the first encyclopedia of Judaism, with entries on thought and praxis. The book's eight chapters are previously publis...

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Main Author: Malkiʾel, Daṿid (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Boston Academic Studies Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Further subjects:B Lampronti, Isaac Hezekiah ben Samuel (1679-1756) Paḥad Yitsḥaḳ
B Talmud Dictionaries Hebrew
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Summary:"Isaac's Fear is a wide-ranging study of a Hebrew encyclopedia of Judaism by Isaac Lampronti, a rabbi and physician from eighteenth-century Ferrara, in Italy; this is the first encyclopedia of Judaism, with entries on thought and praxis. The book's eight chapters are previously published studies. Isaac's Fear represents the attempt to synthesize modern science and religious tradition, a fundamental issue then and in our own day. Encyclopedia entries illuminate the society and culture of early modern Italy, its Jewish community and the intellectual life of the author and his contemporaries"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1644697351