Jewish enlightenment in an English key : Anglo-Jewry's construction of modern Jewish thought / David B. Ruderman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruderman, David B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Judaism.

Jews--Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century.

Jews.

Intellectual life.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xv, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2000]

Summary:

"Ruderman offers a major challenge to conventional ways of thinking about the beginnings of modern Jewish history. His is the first account of Anglo-Jewish thought in the eighteenth century. Indeed, I would guess that few Jewish historians know that these materials exist, let alone the degree to which they reflect their authors' immersion in the broad cultural currents of the time. . . . Ruderman's judgments are shrewd and acute but cautious as well, informed by a broad knowledge of both pre-modern Jewish texts as well as early modern science, philosophy, and religion."--Todd M. Endelman, University of Michigan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0691048835

OCLC:

43590966