Juvenile sexuality, Kabbalah, and Catholic reformation in Italy : Tiferet bahurim by Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselice / by Roni Weinstein ; translated by Batya Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinstein, Roni.

Contributor:

Stein, Batya.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 21.

Studies in Jewish history and culture, 1568-5004 ; v. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monselice, Pinchas. Tifʼeret baḥurim.

Monselice, Pinchas.

Sex--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Sex.

Young men--Sexual behavior--Italy--History--17th century.

Young men.

Youth--Sexual behavior--Italy--History--17th century.

Youth.

Sex instruction for youth--Italy--History--17th century.

Sex instruction for youth.

Cabala--History--17th century.

Cabala.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Counter-Reformation--Italy.

Counter-Reformation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides the first publication of the tract Tiferet Bahurim (The Glory of Youth) which was written in the mid-seventeenth century by R. Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselic in Ferrara, Italy. The tract was written as a guide for young men about to marry regarding their family life and their sexual deportment. By analyzing the Tiferet Bahurim Roni Weinstein addresses the following questions: What was the source of the growing interest in sexuality, and controlling juvenile sexuality? How is this tract related to centuries-old Jewish ethical literature, as well as literature in contemporary Catholic Italy? Is the Tiferet Bahurim part of the religious and cultural fermentation of the Counter-Reformation? Finally, did Jewish mysticism and pietism of Kabbalah tradition play a role in the composition of this tract?

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R. Weinstein

Chapter One. Tiferet Bahurim: A Reading Proposal / R. Weinstein

Chapter Two. Tiferet Bahurim: Structure And Themes / R. Weinstein

Chapter Three. Musar Literature: A Proposal For A Historical Reading / R. Weinstein

Chapter Four. The Originality Of The Work / R. Weinstein

Chapter Five. A Book Of Advice And Sexual Morality / R. Weinstein

Chapter Six. Continuity And Innovation In Tiferet Bahurim / R. Weinstein

Chapter Seven. Suppressed Voices / R. Weinstein

Chapter Eight. Tiferet Bahurim: Circles Of Action / R. Weinstein

Chapter Nine. Between Publication And Concealment / R. Weinstein

Chapter Ten. The Catholic Circle Between Counter-Reformation And \'Christian Civilization\' / R. Weinstein

Chapter Eleven. Halakhah Vs. Kabbalah / R. Weinstein

Chapter Twelve. Tiferet Bahurim As A Pietistic Work: Dealing With Death / R. Weinstein

Chapter Thirteen. Tiferet Bahurim: A Work On Household Management / R. Weinstein

Chapter Fourteen. Tiferet Bahurim: A Link In The Civilizing Process / R. Weinstein

Chapter Fifteen. The Preaching Section Of Tiferet Bahurim / R. Weinstein

Chapter Sixteen. A Testament To The Children / R. Weinstein

Chapter Seventeen. Tiferet Bahurim: Summing Up / R. Weinstein

The Text Of Tiferet Bahurim / R. Weinstein

Bibliography / R. Weinstein

Index / R. Weinstein.

Notes:

Includes the text of Tiferet bahurim by Pinchas Monselice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Monselice, Pinchas. Tifʼeret baḥurim.

ISBN:

1-282-94923-3

9786612949234

90-04-18120-2

OCLC:

695988835

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167575.i-452 DOI