Yudisher Theriak: An Early Modern Yiddish Defense of Judaism 0814342485, 9780814342480

Isaac’s Fear: An Early Modern Encyclopedia of Judaism 9781644697368

Isaac’s Fear is a study of a Hebrew encyclopedia of Judaism from eighteenth-century Ferrara. The encylopedia synthesizes

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Joshua and Judges in Yiddish Verse: Four Early Modern Epics. An Annotated Edition 9783110740899, 9783110740615

This book offers annotated editions of four distinct sixteenth-century Yiddish epic poems, all preserved in single copie

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Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism 9780812201550

Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has

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Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage 9780814335048, 0814335047

Collects leading scholars' insight on the plays, production, music, audiences, and political and aesthetic concerns

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Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage 9780814335048, 0814335047

Collects leading scholars' insight on the plays, production, music, audiences, and political and aesthetic concerns

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A Goy Who Speaks Yiddish: Christians and the Jewish Language in Early Modern Germany 9780804782821

The book explores the Christian interest in and engagement with the Yiddish language and literature in early modern Germ

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Early Modern Childhood: An Introduction 1138038415, 9781138038417

Early Modern Childhood is a detailed and accessible introduction to childhood in the early modern period, which guides s

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Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History 9780198207603

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Robert Burton’s Rhetoric: An Anatomy of Early Modern Knowledge 9780271085500

Published in five editions between 1621 and 1651, The Anatomy of Melancholy marks a unique moment in the development of

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Ascetic Strains in Early Judaism 9781463214296

Reviewing the relevant Jewish and Christian literature the author demonstrates that though there is no mandate for ascet

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