A best-selling Hebrew book of the modern era: the book of the covenant of Pinhas 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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Seattle, Washington London, England
University of Washington Press
2014
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| In: | Jahr: 2014 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies
The Samuel & Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah 1765-1821
/ Judentum
/ Kabbala
/ Wissenschaft
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah 1765-1821
Sefer ha-berit (Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah)
B Judaism and science B Science B Electronic books |
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Nicht-Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 0295805595 |