The Jewish eighteenth century : a European biography, 1700-1750 / Shmuel Feiner, translated by Jeffrey M. Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feiner, Shmuel, author.

Contributor:

Green, Yaacov Jeffrey, translator.

Series:

Olamot Series in Humanities and Social Sciences Series

Olamot series in humanities and social sciences

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jews--Europe--History--18th century.

Jews.

Jews--Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.

Jews--Europe--Biography.

Judaism--Europe--History--18th century.

Judaism.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History--18th century.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History--18th century.

Christianity and other religions.

Europe--Ethnic relations--History--18th century.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 541 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

Translated from the original Hebrew into English.

Summary:

"The eighteenth century was the Jews' first modern century. The deep changes that took place during its course shaped the following generations, and its most prominent voices still reverberate today. In this first volume of his magisterial work, Shmuel Feiner charts the twisting and fascinating world of the first half of the 18th century from the viewpoint of the Jews of Europe. Paying careful attention to life stories, to bright and dark experiences, to voices of protest, to aspirations of reform, and to strivings for personal and general happiness, Feiner identifies the tectonic changes that were taking place in Europe and their unprecedented effects on and among Jews. From the religious and cultural revolution of the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) to the question of whether Jews could be citizens of any nation, Feiner presents a board view of how this century of upheaval altered the map of Europe and the Jews who called it home"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

15. "An Indelible Stain": War and Expulsion

16. A Vision of the Future: Ascent of the Soul, a Path for the Just,and a Teacher of the Perplexed

17. Toward Mid-Century: The Awakening of Shame

Index

7. Melancholy, Career, and Travels: Five Life Stories

8. Christians versus Jews: Bitter and Violent Relations

9. From London to Jerusalem: Confrontations and Disputes

10. The Storm over the "Hypocritical Serpent"

11. Competition over the Picture of the World: Witches and Human Knowledge

Part III. 1725-1750

12. To Silence the "Fellow from Padua": Moses H.ayim Luzzatto and the Great Awakening

13. Criticism and Ambition: From Gulliver to the Ba'al Shem Tov and Jew Süss

14. Contradictory Tendencies: Hostility, Violence, and"True Happiness"

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Happy Times? The First Century in the Modern Age

Part I. 1700

1. Pictures from Married Life: Glikl the Daughter of Leib between Hamburg and Metz

2. "Rise Up and Succeed": Absolutism and Court Jews in Baroque Culture

3. Jews in the News: The Angry Masses, a Holy Society, and"Judaism Unmasked"

4. Between Enlightened Thought and an Imaginary Universe

Part II. 1701-1725

5. "Everyone Wants to Be Happy": Dangers and Amusements

6. "Our Miserable Brethren": Jews in Time of War

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-04946-6

0-253-04947-4

OCLC:

1145085715