Isaiah Horowitz's Shnei Luhot Ha-Berit and the pietistic transformation of Jewish theology : revealing a concealed covenant / by Joseph Citron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Citron, Joseph, author.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v.68.

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; volume 68

Studies in Musar ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horowitz, Isaiah, approximately 1565-1630. Shene luḥot ha-berit.

Horowitz, Isaiah.

Jewish law.

Cabala.

Jewish ethics.

Judaism--History--Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789.

Judaism.

History.

Shene luḥot ha-berit (Horowitz, Isaiah).

Judaism--Medieval and early modern period.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 308 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"In this book, Joseph Citron offers the first comprehensive analysis of Prague Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz's (1565-1629) magnum opus of Jewish ethical literature, the Shnei Luhot Ha-Berit. Citron's close philological analysis reveals the pioneering nature of the work in creating an organic Jewish theological system rooted in the mystical structures of Kabbalah, cultivating an orthodoxy in thought and legal practice based upon its principles. Emotion, psychology, self-actualisation and joy are all presented as essential facets of religious life, significantly influencing the 17th-century Sabbatean movement, the 18th-century Hasidic movement, and the Orthodox movement of the 19th century. The book is essential for scholars and laypeople alike wishing to understand the evolution of European Judaism in the early modern period"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Isaiah Horowitz's Shnei Luhot Ha-Berit and the pietistic transformation of Jewish theology

ISBN:

9789004461116

9004461116

OCLC:

1258043378