The Age of Haskalah: Studies in Hebrew Literature of the Enlightenment in Germany - Softcover

Pelli, Moshe

 
9780761833512: The Age of Haskalah: Studies in Hebrew Literature of the Enlightenment in Germany
Softcover
ISBN 10: 076183351X ISBN 13: 9780761833512
Publisher: University Press of America, 2005

Synopsis

The Age of Haskalah is a seminal study of the beginnings of the Haskalah (Hebrew Enlightenment) in Germany in the last quarter of the 18th century. With detailed textual and historical evidence, author Moshe Pelli examines the backdrop of the Hebrew Enlightenment and the impact of the European Deism on the pundits of Haskalah.

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About the Author

Moshe Pelli is the Abe and Tess Wise Endowed Professor in Judaic Studies and the Director of the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. He is a leading authority on the Hebrew and Jewish Enlightenment and the author of six scholarly books and numerous studies on the subject. He is also the author of novels and children's books. Professor Pelli has been honored with numerous awards for his teaching and contributions to Jewish studies and to Hebrew culture, including the 1991 Abraham Friedman Prize for Hebrew Culture in America.

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Publisher
University Press of America
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
076183351X
ISBN 13 
9780761833512
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
292

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