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The genius : Elijah of Vilna and the making of modern Judaism /

Elijah ben Solomon, the 'Genius of Vilna', was perhaps the best-known and most understudied figure in modern Jewish history. This book offers a new narrative of Jewish modernity based on Elijah's life and influence. While the experience of Jews in modernity has often been described as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stern, Eliyahu, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Elijah and Vilna in historical perspective
  • Elijah's worldview
  • Elijah and the Enlightenment
  • The Gaon versus Hasidism
  • The biur and the yeshiva
  • The genius.