The Kuzari and the shaping of Jewish identity, 1167 - 1900

Texts and contexts: premodern dissemination and transmission -- The image and function of the Kuzari in the late Middle Ages -- The Kuzari in Renaissance Italy -- Judah Moscato's project and the making of an authoritative work -- The image and function of the Kuzari in early modern Europe -- Th...

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Main Author: Shear, Adam (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Reception / Identity / History 1167-1900
Further subjects:B Judaism Apologetic works
B Judah ha-Levi 12th cent Kitāb al-ḥujjah
B Jewish Philosophy
B Philosophy, Jewish
B Jews Identity
B Philosophy, Medieval
B Judah ha-Levi (active 12th century) Kitāb al-ḥujjah
B Judaism Apologetic works
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Summary:Texts and contexts: premodern dissemination and transmission -- The image and function of the Kuzari in the late Middle Ages -- The Kuzari in Renaissance Italy -- Judah Moscato's project and the making of an authoritative work -- The image and function of the Kuzari in early modern Europe -- The creation of an Enlightenment Kuzari -- Continuity and change in the nineteenth century -- Conclusion: The emergence of late modern dichotomies
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-365) and index
ISBN:0521885337