Confronting Kabbalah: studies in the Christian Hebraist library of Johann Albrecht Widmanstetter
"Johann Albrecht Widmanstetter (1506-1557), humanist and privy councillor to popes and kings, has remained an enigmatic figure among Christian Hebraists whose views were little understood. This study leverages Widmanstetter's remarkable collection consisting of hundreds of Jewish manuscrip...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Supplements to the Journal of Jewish thought and philosophy
volume 36 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Widmannstetter, Johann Albrecht 1506-1557
/ Private library
/ Christianity
/ Cabala
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| Further subjects: | B
Humanists (Germany) Biography
B Widmanstetter, Johann Albrecht (1506-1557) B Christian Hebraists Biography B Hebrew philology History 16th century |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "Johann Albrecht Widmanstetter (1506-1557), humanist and privy councillor to popes and kings, has remained an enigmatic figure among Christian Hebraists whose views were little understood. This study leverages Widmanstetter's remarkable collection consisting of hundreds of Jewish manuscripts and printed books, most of which survive to this day. Explore in the first half the story of Jewish book production and collecting in sixteenth-century Europe through Widmanstetter's book acquisitions, librarianship, and correspondence. Delve into his unique perspective on Jewish literature and Kabbalah as the latter half of the study contextualizes the marginal notes in his library with his published works"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 661 Seiten), Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-68952-7 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004689527 |
