Prophet of Renewal : David Levi : a Jewish Freemason and Saint-Simonian in Nineteenth-Century Italy /

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This is an intellectual biography of the Italian Jewish writer and politician David Levi (1816-1898). Freemasonry, Saint-Simonianism, and the Enlightenment are his vessels for a new, secular, interpretation of Jewish identity and for innovative views on Judaism’s relation with modernity.

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1. Verfasser:
Grazi, Alessandro
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2022]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This is an intellectual biography of the Italian Jewish writer and politician David Levi (1816-1898). Freemasonry, Saint-Simonianism, and the Enlightenment are his vessels for a new, secular, interpretation of Jewish identity and for innovative views on Judaism’s relation with modernity.
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 The second part of the book presents an unpublished document, Levi’s comedy “Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie”, a phantasmagorical adventure in search of his Jewish identity, with an English translation of its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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (315 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9789004518995
Schlagworte:
Levi, David, > 1816-1898.
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