Italian Jewry in the early modern era : essays in intellectual history

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Label

Italian Jewry in the early modern era : essays in intellectual history

Title remainder

essays in intellectual history

Statement of responsibility

Alessandro Guetta ; cover design by Ivan Grave

Creator

• Guetta, Alessandro

Contributor

• Grave, Ivan

Author

• Guetta, Alessandro

Cover designer

• Grave, Ivan

Subject

• History
• Italy
• Jewish learning and scholarship
• Jewish learning and scholarship -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
• Jewish learning and scholarship -- Italy -- History -- 17th century
• Jews
• Jews -- Intellectual life
• Jews -- Italy -- History -- 16th century
• Jews -- Italy -- History -- 17th century
• Jews -- Italy -- Intellectual life -- 16th century
• Jews -- Italy -- Intellectual life -- 17th century
• Religion / Judaism
• Social Science / Jewish Studies
• Electronic books
• 1500-1699

Genre

• History
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

Between the years 1550 and 1650, Italy's Jewish intellectuals created a unique and enduring synthesis of the great literary and philosophical heritage of the Andalusian Jews and the Renaissances̀ renewal of perspective. While remaining faithful to the beliefs, behaviors, and language of their tradition, Italian Jews proved themselves open to a rapidly evolving world of great richness. The crisis of Aristotelianism (which progressively touched upon all fields of knowledge), religious fractures and unrest, the scientific revolution, and the new perception of reality expressed through a transformation of the visual arts: these are some of the changes experienced by Italian Jews which they were affected by in their own particular way. This book explores the complex relations between Jews and the world that surrounded them during a critical period of European civilization. The relations were rich, problematic, and in some cases strained, alternating between opposition and dialogue, osmosis and distinction

Member of

• Perspectives in Jewish intellectual life
• Ebook Central Academic Complete

Cataloging source

E7B

Dewey number

305.892404509024

Index

index present

LC call number

DS135.I8

LC item number

.G848 2014eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Perspectives in Jewish Intellectual Life