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A Remembrance of His Wonders : Nature and the Supernatural in Medieval Ashkenaz.

In A Remembrance of His Wonders, David I. Shyovitz uncovers the sophisticated ways in which medieval Ashkenazic Jews engaged with the workings and meaning of the natural world, and traces the porous boundaries between medieval science and mysticism, nature and the supernatural, and ultimately, Chris...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shyovitz, David I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2017.
Colección:Jewish culture and contexts.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Wondrous Nature and Natural Wonders
  • 2. The World Made Flesh
  • 3. Between Body and Soul
  • 4. The Pious Werewolf
  • 5. Between Sewer, Synagogue, and Cemetery
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.