A best-selling Hebrew book of the modern era: the Book of the Covenant of Pinḥas Hurwitz and its remarkable legacy

"This manuscript is a literary history of The Book of Covenant, an encyclopedic work of science, philosophy, and ethics written in the late-eighteenth century by Jewish philosopher and polymath Pinhas Hurwitz. Ruderman explores the reasons for the book's huge popularity--it has been republ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruderman, Daṿid 1944- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: Seattle London University of Washington Press [2014]
In:Year: 2014
Edition:1st edition
Series/Journal:The Samuel & Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah 1765-1821 / Judaism / Cabala / Science
Further subjects:B Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah (1765-1821) Sefer ha-berit
B Judaism and science
B Science
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"This manuscript is a literary history of The Book of Covenant, an encyclopedic work of science, philosophy, and ethics written in the late-eighteenth century by Jewish philosopher and polymath Pinhas Hurwitz. Ruderman explores the reasons for the book's huge popularity--it has been republished in forty editions in the last century--as well as its lasting influence on Jewish and kabbalistic thought, and its important place in Jewish society's confrontation with modernity"--
Item Description:"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-166)and index
ISBN:0295994134