Rabbinic theology and Jewish intellectual history : the great Rabbi Loew of Prague /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2013. |
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| Description: | xv, 229 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge Jewish studies series Routledge Jewish studies series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8914168 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Netivot Olam - Paths of the World: The Historical Background
- 1. An emperor at the Prague Castle: cosmopolitan society, politics and culture in Bohemia during Rudolf II's reign
- Part II. Gur Aryeh - In the Lion's Den: Maharal's Weltanschauung
- 2. Between Rationalism and Mysticism:Maharal's place in Jewish Thought
- 3. The Love of God and the Fear of God in the Thought of the Maharal of Prague
- 4. Maharal of Prague on time
- 5. Maharal against Azaria de Rossi:The other side of skepticism
- 6. At the Crossroad:Maharal's dispute with Eli'ezer Ashkenazi
- 7. The Relationship Between Halakha, Philosophy and Education in Maharal's Teachings:Maharal's attitude towards the Halakhic Kitzur
- 8. Sexual Restraint and Male Identity in Rabbinic Ethics and the Maharal's Further Elaborations- Applying Foucault`s idea of subjectivation to Jewish legal and ethical texts
- Part III. Or Chadash - New Light: Anticipating the Birth Pangs of Modernity
- 9. Modernity and Religion:New explorations in the light of the âÇ union of opposites'
- 10. Torah and the Worldly Sciences in the Teaching of the Maharal of Prague and Chabad Chassidism
- 11. Maharal and Religious Coercion
- 12. The counter-political theory of Maharal of Prague and the formation of modern orthodox Judaism
- Part IV. Derekh HaChayim - The way of Life: Maharal alias Rabbi Loew in Modern Western Culture
- 12. The Golem of Prague and his 'Master'- from legends to popular movies
