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Rabbis
and Jewish Communities in Renaissance Italy
Translated from Hebrew by Jonathan Chipman
Author Information - Contents - Reviews - Publication Details
'Comprehensive
and exhaustive . . . Bonfil's great proficiency in Hebrew and Italian
sources, as well as his careful analysis and scholarly precision make
for a penetrating study and discussion. This is a well balanced representation
of social and intellectual history, motivated by internal developments
while giving due recognition to the contribution of outside influences
upon the cultural and communal life of Italian Jewry.'
Moshe Idel, Immanuel
'Masterly work . . . undoubtedly a major study on the
rabbinate. His controversial stand on many issues related to the Italian
Renaissance has and will continue to stimulate fertile discussion.'
Joanna Weinberg, Journal of Semitic Studies
'A penetrating analysis of religious, intellectual, cultural,
and communal issues carefully placed in their social and economic context
. . . should long remain the basic treatment of a subject central to the
Jewish experience.'
Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
A vivid picture of Italian Jewry and the rabbinate during the Renaissance that describes the development of the cultural, religious, and intellectual life of the community against the backdrop of developments within the wider Catholic environment.
Robert Bonfil is Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Jewish Life in Renaissance Italy (1994) and of several articles and translations in different languages.
| Format | 21.5 x 13.5 cm / 5.5" x 8.5" |
| Pages | 380 pages, 8 pages plates, 2 tables |
| ISBN | 978-1-874774-17-4 |
| Price | £18.95 / $29.95 |
| Date of publication | 2004 (Print on Demand) |
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© The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2009