The evolution of Rabbi Mordekhay ben Yehudah Dato's messianism: from his early sabbatical hymn Vieni ò sposa to his later vernacular texts
Mordekhay Dato was a prominent Italian Kabbalist, particularly active in the northern part of the Emilian region at the end of the sixteenth century. He was a prolific writer in Hebrew and Judeo-Italian, covering a wide range of topics -- messianism, Kabbalah, poetry, liturgy and Halakhah. His mostl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-120 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KBJ Italy |
| Further subjects: | B
Renaissance
B Sixteenth Century B MESSIANISM in literature B Jewish literature B LITURGY & literature |
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| Summary: | Mordekhay Dato was a prominent Italian Kabbalist, particularly active in the northern part of the Emilian region at the end of the sixteenth century. He was a prolific writer in Hebrew and Judeo-Italian, covering a wide range of topics -- messianism, Kabbalah, poetry, liturgy and Halakhah. His mostly unpublished work opens an interesting window onto the intellectual laboratory of Renaissance Italy. In this article I address the changes in Dato's messianic expectation for the Jewish year 5335 (1575 ce) and examine three works that manifest his creative use of religious texts to interpret contemporary events: Ora vien ò bella sposa ('Come now, Lovely Bride'), an early sabbatical hymn; Ma'amar Mordekhay ('An Essay of Mordekhay'), his unfinished commentary on the book of Esther; and Megillat Ester in Ottava Rima ('The Roll of Esther in Octaves'), his later versification of the book of Esther in the Italian ottava rima. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-6689 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jewish studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18647/3440/jjs-2020 |