ISBN:
9789004518988
,
9004518983
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xii, [1], 301 pages
,
24 cm
Erscheinungsjahr:
2022
Serie:
Studies in Jewish history and culture volume 73
Serie:
Studies in Jewish history and culture
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Grazi, Alessandro Prophet of renewal
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Grazi, Alessandro Prophet of renewal
DDC:
858/.809
Schlagwort(e):
Levi, David
;
Authors, Italian Biography
;
Politicians Biography
;
Freemasonry
;
Saint-Simonianism
;
Freimaurerei
;
Judentum
;
Saint-Simonismus
Kurzfassung:
"In this volume, Alessandro Grazi offers the first intellectual biography of the Italian Jewish writer and politician David Levi (1816-1898). In this intriguing journey through the mysterious rites of Freemasonry and the bizarre worldviews of Saint-Simonianism, you can discover Levi's innovative interpretation of Judaism and its role in modernity. As a champion of dialogue with Catholic intellectuals, Levi's importance transcends the Jewish world. The second part of the book presents an unpublished document, Levi's comedy "Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie", a phantasmagorical adventure in search of his Jewish identity, with an English translation of its most relevant excerpt"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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