Essential Papers on Jewish Culture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy |
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| Editor:
| Ruderman, David |
| Series title: | Essential Papers on Jewish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-7419-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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Seeking to move away from the stereotypical views of the Italian Jew in the early modern period as Shylockian userer or mysterious astrologer, these papers address such topics as Italian Jewish preaching, the Kabbalah, Jewish historiography, messianic expectations, and Jewish ghetto culture.
Seeking to move away from the stereotypical views of the Italian Jew in the early modern period as Shylockian userer or mysterious astrologer, these papers address such topics as Italian Jewish preaching, the Kabbalah, Jewish historiography, messianic expectations, and Jewish ghetto culture.