| Philosophy in a Time of Crisis: Don Isaac Abravanel: Defender of the Faith Contributor(s): Feldman, Seymour (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415593042 ISBN-13: 9780415593045 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Philosophy - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.69 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The expulsion from Spain did not only result in the destruction and dispersion of Spanish Jewry but led to a crisis in Jewish faith. Don Isaac Abravanel provided a systematic treatment of the main philosophical and theological beliefs of Judaism in an attempt to resolve the inner doubts of his co-religionists. In their Italian exile his son Judah too recognized that Jews were now living in a new cultural world, but he forged a different road for Jews to pursue in their entry into the culture of the Renaissance. This book presents a picture of one family facing the challenges of a new era in Jewish history. |
