Raffaele Pettazzoni and Herbert Jennings Rose, correspondence 1927-1958 : the long friendship between the author and the translator of The all-knowing God, with an appendix of documents / by Domenico Accorinti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Accorinti, Domenico, author, editor.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 146.

Studies in the history of religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pettazzoni, Raffaele, 1883-1959.

Pettazzoni, Raffaele.

Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961.

Rose, H. J.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Pettazzoni, Raffaele, 1883-1959. Onniscienza di Dio.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

Summary:

Raffaele Pettazzoni (1883-1959), Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Rome and one of the leading historians of religions in the twentieth century, maintained a long correspondence with Herbert Jennings Rose (1883-1961), the gifted Canadian scholar who was Professor of Greek at St Andrews and is best known for his work in the field of ancient religion and folklore. These letters, spanning the years 1927 to 1958, bear witness to the close relationship between the two scholars and focus on two of Pettazzoni's books, both translated by Rose: Essays on the History of Religions (1954) and The All-Knowing God (1956). They also shed light on Pettazzoni's initiative to the foundation of the journal Numen (1954), and reveal Rose's brilliant personality. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction 1

1.1 A Long Friendship and Correspondence 6

1.2 The Major Topics of the Correspondence: The All-Knowing God, the Essays on the History of Religions, and Numen 14

1.3 The Other Topics of the Correspondence: Between Public and Private 18

a Data on Books and Papers of Both Scholars 19

b Criticisms of Other People's Work and/or Personality 22

c Meetings and Congresses of the IAHR and Other Scholarly Associations 23

d Historical Events 24

e Personal or Family Information 27

1.4 A Touch of Humour in a Scholarly Exchange 28

a The Portrait of Douglas Young 28

b 'Herr Doktor' 29

c A Supper without Translation 30

1.5 Mutual Admiration and Common Interests of the Two Scholars 30

a A Common Good Sense 31

b International Academic Cooperation 31

c Promoting Each Other's Works 33

1.6 Editing the Correspondence: Letters and Life Stories 33

1.7 Editorial Principles 36

Part 2 Raffaele Pettazzoni and Herbert Jennings Correspondence 1927-1958 41

Part 3 Appendix: Letters From Various Correspondents (1930-1960) 373.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [459]-490) and index.

Contains:

Pettazzoni, Raffaele, 1883-1959. Correspondence. Selections

Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961. Correspondence. Selections

ISBN:

9789004266841

9004266844

OCLC:

881386333