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Christian Hebraism came to its full fruition in the seventeenth century. However, interest in Jewish and Hebraic sources had already increased during the early Renaissance, as an integral part of the renewed attention to ancient cultures, mostly Greek and Roman, as well as eastern cultures – from Egypt to India. This volume presents a selection of papers from the international conference Hebraic Aspects of the Renaissance (University of Haifa, May, 2009), that trace the humanist encounter with Hebrew and Jewish sources during that period. The chapters included in this volume not only illuminate the ways in which Christian scholars encountered Hebraic sources and integrated them into their general worldview, but also present the encounters of Jewish scholars with humanist culture.
Price: $198.00
Pages: 296
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Brill's Series in Jewish Studies
Publication Date:
25 August 2011
ISBN: 9789004212558
Format: Hardcover
"This excellent volume presents papers from a conference at the University of Haifa (2009) and serves as a companion to the ground-breaking expanded horizons of Jewish Renaissance scholarship led by Moshe Idel,
Robert Bonfil, and David Ruderman. It makes a positive contribution to the prior Baronian “anti-lachyrmose historiography” Renaissance scholarship of C. Roth, M. A. Shulvass, A. Milano, and A. Lesley." - Dr. David B. Levy, in: Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews Vol. 2, No. 1 (2012)
Robert Bonfil, and David Ruderman. It makes a positive contribution to the prior Baronian “anti-lachyrmose historiography” Renaissance scholarship of C. Roth, M. A. Shulvass, A. Milano, and A. Lesley." - Dr. David B. Levy, in: Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews Vol. 2, No. 1 (2012)
Ilana Zinguer is Professor Emerita in Renaissance French Literature and ex-Chair of The Center for the Study of French Civilization at the Univesity of Haifa. Her publications include discussions of French literature, emblems, women, travels, alchemy, medicine, Hebrew, and Hebraic sources of the Renaissance.
Abraham Melamed is Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Wolfson Chair for the Study of Jewish Cultural Heritage at the University of Haifa. He has published widely on medieval and Renaissance Jewish intellectual history and political philosophy.
Zur Shalev, Ph.D. (2004) in History, Princeton University, is researching and teaching early modern European history at the University of Haifa, Israel. He has published works on geography, cartography, travel, pilgrimage, Hebraism, and Orientalism.
Abraham Melamed is Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Wolfson Chair for the Study of Jewish Cultural Heritage at the University of Haifa. He has published widely on medieval and Renaissance Jewish intellectual history and political philosophy.
Zur Shalev, Ph.D. (2004) in History, Princeton University, is researching and teaching early modern European history at the University of Haifa, Israel. He has published works on geography, cartography, travel, pilgrimage, Hebraism, and Orientalism.