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Don Issac Abravanel : an intellectual biography /

"An intellectual biography of Don Isaac ben Judah Abravanel, a 15th century Portuguese rabbi, scholar, Bible commentator, philosopher, and statesman"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen Skalli, Cedric (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kallenbach, Avi (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2021]
Edición:[New edition].
Colección:Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1: Don Isaac Abravanel in Portugal (1437-1483)
  • 1. The Kingdom of Portugal and the Abravanel Family
  • 2. Isaac Abravanel and Iberian Court Culture
  • 3. Isaac Abravanel as a Jewish Leader in His Hebrew Epistles
  • 4. Isaac Abravanel: Philosopher and Theologian
  • 5. Don Isaac's Fall from Grace in Portugal
  • Part 2: Don Isaac Abravanel in Castile (1483-1492)
  • 6. Don Isaac Abravanel Immigrates to Castile
  • 7. Isaac Abravanel's Historical and Literary Approach to the Books of the Former Prophets
  • 8. The Figure of the Leader in Abravanel's Commentary on the Former Prophets
  • 9. Don Isaac's Republicanism
  • 10. Success at the Courts of the Catholic Monarchs
  • Part 3: Don Isaac Abravanel in Italy (1492-1508)
  • 11. Abravanel's Arrival in Naples
  • 12. Commentary on Kings as a Response to the Expulsion
  • 13. Solomon: The Ideal King
  • 14. The Temple: Construction, Glory, Destruction
  • 15. The Military Crisis in Italy at the End of the Fifteenth Century
  • 16. A Defense of Judaism in the Midst of the Storm
  • 17. Messianism
  • 18. The Last Years in Venice (1503-1508)
  • Afterword: Don Isaac Abravanel in the Twentieth Century
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index