Juvenile sexuality, Kabbalah, and Catholic reformation in Italy : Tiferet bahurim by Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselice /
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| Author / Creator: | Weinstein, Roni. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. |
| Description: | xii, 450 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
| Series: | Studies in Jewish history and culture, 1568-5004 ; v. 21 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7848722 |
| Summary: | This book provides the first publication of the tract Tiferet Bahurim (The Glory of Youth) which was written in the mid-seventeenth century by R. Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselic in Ferrara, Italy. The tract was written as a guide for young men about to marry regarding their family life and their sexual deportment. By analyzing the Tiferet Bahurim Roni Weinstein addresses the following questions: What was the source of the growing interest in sexuality, and controlling juvenile sexuality? How is this tract related to centuries-old Jewish ethical literature, as well as literature in contemporary Catholic Italy? Is the Tiferet Bahurim part of the religious and cultural fermentation of the Counter-Reformation? Finally, did Jewish mysticism and pietism of Kabbalah tradition play a role in the composition of this tract? |
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| Item Description: | Includes the text of Tiferet bahurim by Pinchas Monselice. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 450 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004167575 9004167579 |