Los Asidim De As Kenaz
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El Golem
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Author : Moshe Idel
language : es
Publisher: Siruela
Release Date : 2008-10-28
El Golem written by Moshe Idel and has been published by Siruela this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-28 with Philosophy categories.
El autor presenta las diversas teorías sobre el Golem en sus contextos históricos e intelectuales y pasa revista a las técnicas para su creación. Este libro contiene el primer tratamiento completo de los materiales textuales referidos a la creación del Golem desde la Antigüedad hasta la época moderna y se presentan las variadas maneras en que fue entendido el Golem en los diferentes sistemas místicos. La idea de que el ser humano es capaz de crear un hombre artificial cumplió el papel de otorgar a los sabios judíos una posición especial, en tanto que dueños de poderes sobrenaturales originados en un profundo conocimiento de la lengua hebrea y de sus poderes mágicos y místicos. El autor presenta las diversas teorías sobre el Golem en sus contextos históricos e intelectuales y pasa revista a las técnicas para su creación, tema que ha sido descuidado por los investigadores. En el libro se investiga también la actitud judía y cristiana ante el Golem durante el Renacimiento, como parte del interés por la naturaleza y el carácter del hombre. El texto se basa en el examen de numerosos manuscritos aún no trabajados, y refuta el difundido supuesto según el cual las características generales de la mística judía ya son bien conocidas.
Jewish War Under Trajan And Hadrian
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Author : William Horbury
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-18
Jewish War Under Trajan And Hadrian written by William Horbury and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-18 with Religion categories.
Two major Jewish risings against Rome took place in the years following the destruction of Jerusalem - the first during Trajan's Parthian war, and the second, led by Bar Kokhba, under Hadrian's principate. The impact of these risings not only on Judaea, but also on Cyrene, Egypt, Cyprus and Mesopotamia, is shown by accounts in both ancient Jewish and non-Jewish literature. More recently discovered sources include letters and documents from fighters and refugees, and inscriptions attesting war and restoration. Historical evaluation has veered between regret for a pointless bloodbath and admiration for sustained resistance. William Horbury offers a new history of these risings, presenting a fresh review of sources and interpretations. He explores the period of Jewish war under Trajan and Hadrian not just as the end of an era, but also as a time of continuity in Jewish life and development in Jewish and Christian origins.
Sefer Hasidim And The Ashkenazic Book In Medieval Europe
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Author : Ivan G. Marcus
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2018-07-06
Sefer Hasidim And The Ashkenazic Book In Medieval Europe written by Ivan G. Marcus and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-06 with History categories.
In "Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe, Ivan G. Marcus proposes a new paradigm for understanding how Sefer Hasidim, or "Book of the Pietists," was composed and how it extended an earlier Byzantine rabbinic tradition of authorship into medieval European Jewish culture.
Death In Jewish Life
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Author : Stefan C. Reif
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2014-08-27
Death In Jewish Life written by Stefan C. Reif and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-27 with Religion categories.
Jewish customs and traditions about death, burial and mourning are numerous, diverse and intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them, an international conference was held at Tel Aviv University in 2010 and experts dealt with many aspects of the topic. This volume includes most of the papers given then, as well as a few added later. What emerges are a wealth of fresh material and perspectives, as well as the realization that the high Middle Ages saw a set of exceptional innovations, some of which later became central to traditional Judaism while others were gradually abandoned. Were these innovations influenced by Christian practice? Which prayers and poems reflect these innovations? What do the sources tell us about changing attitudes to death and life-after death? Are tombstones an important guide to historical developments? Answers to these questions are to be found in this unusual, illuminating and readable collection of essays that have been well documented, carefully edited and well indexed.
The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Author : Cyrus Adler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
The Jewish Encyclopedia written by Cyrus Adler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Jews categories.
Jews And The Wine Trade In Medieval Europe
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Author : Haym Soloveitchik
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-03
Jews And The Wine Trade In Medieval Europe written by Haym Soloveitchik and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-03 with History categories.
Although Jews were at the centre of commercial activity in medieval Europe, a talmudic ban on any wine touched by a Gentile prevented them from engaging in the lucrative wine trade. Wine was consumed in vast quantities in the Middle Ages, and the banks of the Rhineland hosted some of the finest vineyards in northern Europe. German Jews were, until the thirteenth century, a merchant class. How could they abstain from trading in one of the region’s major commodities? In time, they ruled that it was permissible to accept wine in payment of debt, but forbade trading in it, and they maintained that ban throughout the Middle Ages. Further study in the twelfth century, however, led Talmudists to discover that Jews were only forbidden to profit from trading in Gentile wine if they dealt with idolaters, but that trade with Christians and Muslims was permitted. Nevertheless, the German community refused to take advantage of this clear licence. Using Jewish and Gentile sources, this study probes the sources of this powerful taboo. In describing the complex ways in which deeply held cultural values affect Jews’ engagement in the economy of the surrounding society, this book also illustrates the law of unintended consequences—how the ban on Gentile wine led both to a major Jewish contribution to German viticulture and to the involvement of Jews in moneylending, with all its tragic consequences.
Buddhism In The Shadow Of Brahmanism
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Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-02-14
Buddhism In The Shadow Of Brahmanism written by Johannes Bronkhorst and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-14 with Religion categories.
This book deals with the confrontation of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Both depended on support from the royal court, but Buddhism had less to offer in return than Brahmanism. Buddhism developed in a manner to make up for this.
Bastards And Believers
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Author : Theodor Dunkelgrun
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2020-04-03
Bastards And Believers written by Theodor Dunkelgrun and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-03 with Religion categories.
A formidable collection of studies on religious conversion and converts in Jewish history Theodor Dunkelgrün and Pawel Maciejko observe that the term "conversion" is profoundly polysemous. It can refer to Jews who turn to religions other than Judaism and non-Jews who tie their fates to that of Jewish people. It can be used to talk about Christians becoming Muslim (or vice versa), Christians "born again," or premodern efforts to Christianize (or Islamize) indigenous populations of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It can even describe how modern, secular people discover spiritual creeds and join religious communities. Viewing Jewish history from the perspective of conversion across a broad chronological and conceptual frame, Bastards and Believers highlights how the concepts of the convert and of conversion have histories of their own. The volume begins with Sara Japhet's study of conversion in the Hebrew Bible and ends with Netanel Fisher's essay on conversion to Judaism in contemporary Israel. In between, Andrew S. Jacobs writes about the allure of becoming an "other" in late Antiquity; Ephraim Kanarfogel considers Rabbinic attitudes and approaches toward conversion to Judaism in the Middles Ages; and Paola Tartakoff ponders the relationship between conversion and poverty in medieval Iberia. Three case studies, by Javier Castaño, Claude Stuczynski, and Anne Oravetz Albert, focus on different aspects of the experience of Spanish-Portuguese conversos. Michela Andreatta and Sarah Gracombe discuss conversion narratives; and Elliott Horowitz and Ellie Shainker analyze Eastern European converts' encounters with missionaries of different persuasions. Despite the differences between periods, contexts, and sources, two fundamental and mutually exclusive notions of human life thread the essays together: the conviction that one can choose one's destiny and the conviction that one cannot escapes one's past. The history of converts presented by Bastards and Believers speaks to the possibility, or impossibility, of changing one's life. Contributors: Michela Andreatta, Javier Castaño, Theodor Dunkelgrün, Netanel Fisher, Sarah Gracombe, Elliott Horowitz, Andrew S. Jacobs, Sara Japhet, Ephraim Kanarfogel, Pawel Maciejko, Anne Oravetz Albert, Ellie Shainker, Claude Stuczynski, Paola Tartakoff.
Buddhist Teaching In India
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Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-08
Buddhist Teaching In India written by Johannes Bronkhorst and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-08 with Religion categories.
The earliest records we have today of what the Buddha said were written down several centuries after his death, and the body of teachings attributed to him continued to evolve in India for centuries afterward across a shifting cultural and political landscape. As one tradition within a diverse religious milieu that included even the Greek kingdoms of northwestern India, Buddhism had many opportunities to both influence and be influenced by competing schools of thought. Even within Buddhism, a proliferation of interpretive traditions produced a dynamic intellectual climate. Johannes Bronkhorst here tracks the development of Buddhist teachings both within the larger Indian context and among Buddhism's many schools, shedding light on the sources and trajectory of such ideas as dharma theory, emptiness, the bodhisattva ideal, buddha nature, formal logic, and idealism. In these pages, we discover the roots of the doctrinal debates that have animated the Buddhist tradition up until the present day.
Mahayana Buddhism
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Author : Paul Williams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-07-11
Mahayana Buddhism written by Paul Williams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-11 with Religion categories.
Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Paul Williams’ Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as the standard introduction to the field, used internationally for teaching and research and has been translated into several European and Asian languages. This new edition has been fully revised throughout in the light of the wealth of new studies and focuses on the religion’s diversity and richness. It includes much more material on China and Japan, with appropriate reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further there is a much-expanded bibliography and extensive footnotes and cross-referencing. Everyone studying this important tradition will find Williams’ book the ideal companion to their studies.