Ephraim Kanarfogel. Peering Through the Lattices: Mystical, Magical and Pietist Dimensions in the Tosafist Period. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. 274 pp.
Medieval Ashkenazic culture often appears monochromatic, especially when contrasted with the dizzying array of cultural and intellectual disciplines that were cultivated by the Jews in Spain and Provence. The typical perception of Franco-German Jewry is that of a self-contained minority devoting its...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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AJS review
Year: 2003, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 332-333 |
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| Summary: | Medieval Ashkenazic culture often appears monochromatic, especially when contrasted with the dizzying array of cultural and intellectual disciplines that were cultivated by the Jews in Spain and Provence. The typical perception of Franco-German Jewry is that of a self-contained minority devoting itself to traditional intellectual pursuits (Bible, Talmud, Halakhah etc.), while addressing the externally imposed need to respond to the increasingly aggressive missionary activities of the Catholic Church. Its spiritual life (with the prominent exception of the German pietists) is typically portrayed as profound but uncomplicated. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009403290127 |