A Sceptical Jew. Richard H. Popkin's Private Republic of Letters - Hardcover
$248.99
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Offers & Perks
Earn 248 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
Availability:In StockContributor:Jeremy D. Popkin, Asher Salah, Giuseppe VeltriSeries:Maimonides Library for Philosophy and ReligionPublish date:11/21/2024Pages:536
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004711112ISBN-10:9004711112UPC:9789004711112Book Category:Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, Philosophy, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.931Product ID:SCW6SQAH5H
Richard H. Popkin (1923-2005) was a pioneer in the field of Jewish studies. His numerous books and articles broke new ground in the study of Jewish-Christian relations in the early modern period and in the exploration of the impact of Jews and Judaism on philosophy and religious thought. A Sceptical Jew: Richard H. Popkin's Private Republic of Letters brings together selections from Popkin's private correspondence and other documents to illuminate the sources of his interests and the nature of his contributions to the fields in which he worked.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004711112ISBN-10:9004711112UPC:9789004711112Book Category:Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, Philosophy, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.931Product ID:SCW6SQAH5H
Jeremy D. Popkin is the William T. Bryan Chair of History at the University of Kentucky (emeritus). He is the son of Richard H. Popkin and the author of A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution (2019), along with numerous other books on French history, life-writing, and the Haitian Revolution.
Asher Salah, Ph.D. (2004), is a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His scholarship deals with Jewish literature in early modern Italy, Sephardic studies, and Jewish cinema in the Mediterranean area. Among his publications are La Republique des Lettres: Rabbins, écrivains et médecins juifs en Italie au XVIIIe siècle (2007).
Giuseppe Veltri is a professor of Jewish philosophy and religion at Universität Hamburg, where he is also the director of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies. Among his publications are Il Rinascimento nel pensiero ebraico (2020), editions and translations of Simone Luzzatto's Discourse on the State of the Jews (2019, with Anna Lissa) and Socrates, or On Human Knowledge (2019, with Michela Torbidoni), L'ebraismo come scienza: Cultura e politica in Leopold Zunz (2019, with Libera Pisano), and Alienated Wisdom: Enquiry into Jewish Philosophy and Scepticism (2018).
Asher Salah, Ph.D. (2004), is a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His scholarship deals with Jewish literature in early modern Italy, Sephardic studies, and Jewish cinema in the Mediterranean area. Among his publications are La Republique des Lettres: Rabbins, écrivains et médecins juifs en Italie au XVIIIe siècle (2007).
Giuseppe Veltri is a professor of Jewish philosophy and religion at Universität Hamburg, where he is also the director of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies. Among his publications are Il Rinascimento nel pensiero ebraico (2020), editions and translations of Simone Luzzatto's Discourse on the State of the Jews (2019, with Anna Lissa) and Socrates, or On Human Knowledge (2019, with Michela Torbidoni), L'ebraismo come scienza: Cultura e politica in Leopold Zunz (2019, with Libera Pisano), and Alienated Wisdom: Enquiry into Jewish Philosophy and Scepticism (2018).
Publisher: Brill
Contributor(s)
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.