Rabbis and Jewish Communities in Renaissance Italy

by Robert Bonfil

Book Overview

Focusing on the figure of the rabbi, this book provides a vivid picture of Italian Jewry during the Renaissance. The author discusses Jewish life of the period (c.1450-1600) in its social, institutional, and cultural aspects, placing them against the backdrop of the wider Catholic environment to give an original interpretation of how Jewish cultural and religious life developed in the Renaissance context. Particular attention is given to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 187477417X
• ISBN13: 9781874774174
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in Ass
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"