Jacob Ṣemaḥ, Humanist
Jacob Ṣemaḥ (ca. 1578–1667), an erudite physician-kabbalist, was raised amongst the conversos of Viana de Caminha in northwest Portugal. He fled the country in his mid-thirties to live openly as a Jew, arriving first in Salonica. Ṣemaḥ was responsible for the consolidation of the Lurianic literary c...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2022
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European journal of jewish studies
Anno: 2022, Volume: 16, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 93-116 |
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Tsemaḥ, Yaʿaḳov ben Ḥayim ca. -nach 1665
/ Portugal
/ Istruzione
/ Cabala
/ Trasmissione del sapere
/ Umanista
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AF Geografia delle religioni AG Vita religiosa BH Ebraismo KAH Età moderna KBH Penisola iberica |
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Jacob Ṣemaḥ
B Lurianic Kabbalah B converso B Humanism |
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| Riepilogo: | Jacob Ṣemaḥ (ca. 1578–1667), an erudite physician-kabbalist, was raised amongst the conversos of Viana de Caminha in northwest Portugal. He fled the country in his mid-thirties to live openly as a Jew, arriving first in Salonica. Ṣemaḥ was responsible for the consolidation of the Lurianic literary corpus in the second third of the seventeenth century. His contribution, I argue, should be situated in the broader context of a scholarly curriculum vitae that began decades before his flight from Portugal, as Ṣemaḥ embraced Jewish life as a humanist. Coupled with his natural gifts and genius, Ṣemaḥ’s humanist education served him remarkably well in his new life. The interesting question is therefore not “how might he have learned Torah in Portugal” but “how did his Portuguese educational background affect—indeed, effect may be the more apt term—his Jewish scholarship?” |
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| ISSN: | 1872-471X |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: European journal of jewish studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1872471X-bja10032 |