The book of the Kuzari and the shaping of Jewish identity, 1167--1900
By: Adam Shear.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780521885331
Subjects: Judah, -- ha-Levi, -- 12th cent; Judaism -- Apologetic works; Philosophy, Jewish; Philosophy, Medieval; Jews -- Identity
Genres: Apologetic works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Texts and contexts: pre-modern dissemination and transmission; title: The image and function of the Kuzari in the late Middle Ages; title: The Kuzari in Renaissance Italy; title: Judah Moscato's project and the making of an authoritative work; title: The image and function of the Kuzari in early modern Europe; title: The creation of an Enlightenment Kuzari; title: Continuity and change in the nineteenth century; title: The emergence of late modern dichotomies.