| Description |
x, 275 p. |
| Series |
Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, 1873-9008 ; v. 8 |
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Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-270) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: In search of a Jewish renaissance -- Jewish philosophy : humanist roots of a contradiction in terms -- The prophetic-poetic dimension of philosophy : the ars poetica and Immanuel of Rome -- Leone Ebreo's concept of Jewish philosophy -- Conceptions of history : Azariah de' Rossi -- Scientific thought and the exegetical mind, with an essay on the life and works of Rabbi Judah Loew -- Mathematical and biblical exegesis : Jewish sources of Athanasius Kircher's musical theory -- Creating geographical and political utopias : the ten lost tribes and the east -- Ceremonial law : history of a philosophical-political concept -- The city and the ghetto : Simone Luzzatto and the development of Jewish political thought -- Body of conversion and immortality of the soul : Sara Copio Sullam, the "Beautiful Jewess". |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Jewish philosophy -- History.
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Jews -- Politics and government -- Philosophy.
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Judaism and politics.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004171961 (alk. paper) |
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9004171967 (alk. paper) |
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