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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shyovitz, David I.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2017.
Series:Jewish culture and contexts.
Subjects:
To 1800
Hasidism, Medieval.
Nature > Religious aspects > Judaism > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Human body > Religious aspects > Judaism > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Soul > Judaism > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Judaism > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789.
Ashkenazim > History > To 1500.
Jews > Germany > History > 1096-1800.
Judaism > Relations > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism > History > To 1500.
Hassidisme médiéval.
Âme > Judaïsme > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Judaïsme > Histoire > 425-1789.
Juifs > Allemagne > Histoire > 1096-1800.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
HISTORY / Jewish
Ashkenazim
Christianity
Hasidism, Medieval
Interfaith relations
Jews
Judaism
Judaism > Medieval and early modern period
Germany
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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