04306nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-57048-3 DE-He213 20251030114645.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241228s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031570483 978-3-031-57048-3 10.1007/978-3-031-57048-3 doi BM600-645 HRJT bicssc REL040090 bisacsh QRJ thema QRVG thema Dialogue on Kabbalah by Samuel David Luzzatto [electronic resource] / edited by Menachem Kellner. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. V, 314 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 2946-4722 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Translator’s Preface -- Chapter 3. Dialogue on Kabbalah -- Chapter 4. Glossary of Names and Books -- Chapter 5. Glossary of Kabbalistic Terms. “Shadal's marvelously informative Dialogue portrays a vivid literary debate over the origins and authority of Jewish mystical writings, presenting a well-balanced, dynamic, and compelling argument in which historical and philosophical methods are pitted against ardent traditionalism. Kimche's magnificent translation of this work, paired with an illuminating introduction and filled with an impressive number of helpful annotations, opens Luzzatto's Dialogue to an English readership for the first time. This book is a must-read for… anyone interested in the modern Jewish experience." —Ariel Evan Mayse, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University This is the first complete translation of Vikuaḥ 'al Ḥokhmat ha-Kabbalah, a literary-philosophical dialogue composed by the great Italian Jewish scholar Samuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), also known as Shadal. Originally published in Hebrew in 1852, the Dialogue depicts a multi-faceted and acrimonious disputation between two scholars, who debate the authority and authenticity of Jewish mystical traditions. This work subjects Kabbalah, along with its textual centerpiece the Zohar, to both a rigorous critique and an impassioned defense, thereby inviting the reader to critically examine this centuries-old debate. Shadal’s Dialogue is a classic text of the Jewish enlightenment (Haskalah), in which trends of modern scholarship and historical criticism are brought into confrontation with rabbinic tradition and Kabbalistic mysteries. This translation has been augmented by over a thousand footnotes, extensive glossaries, and a lengthy introduction outlining the place of Shadal’s Dialogue within the history of Kabbalah criticism and the rise of modern Jewish scholarship. J.J. Kimche is a PhD candidate at Harvard University, specializing in Jewish intellectual history. He has taught courses in Jewish and Western thought at Harvard, Brandeis, MIT, Gratz College, and the Hartman Institute. He also hosts the Podcast of Jewish Ideas. Menachem Kellner is the Wolfson Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa, and founding chair of the Department of Philosophy and Jewish Thought at Shalem College. . Judaism Doctrines. 75657 Judaism History. 74891 Jews Study and teaching. 74892 Jewish Theology. 75658 Jewish History. 74894 Jewish Studies. 74895 Kellner, Menachem. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 89726 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031570476 Printed edition: 9783031570490 Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 2946-4722 89727 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57048-3 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 66119 66119