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- The Faith of Fallen Jews: Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi and the Writing of Jewish History
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
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From his first book, From Spanish Court to Italian Ghetto, to his well-known volume on Jewish memory, Zakhor, to his treatment of Sigmund Freud in Freud’s Moses, Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi (1932–2009) earned recognition as perhaps the greatest Jewish historian of his day, whose scholarship blended vast erudition, unfettered creativity, and lyrical beauty. This volume charts his intellectual trajectory by bringing together a mix of classic and lesser-known essays from the whole of his career. The essays in this collection, representative of the range of his writing, acquaint the reader with his research on early modern Spanish Jewry and the experience of crypto-Jews, varied reflections on Jewish history and memory, and Yerushalmi’s enduring interest in the political history of the Jews. Also included are a number of little-known autobiographical recollections, as well as his only published work of fiction.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- Part I — Self-Reflection
- 1 | To the Russian Reader
- pp. 25-28
- Part II — Early Patterns
- 6 | In Praise of Ladino
- pp. 125-138
- Part III — Iberia and Beyond
- Part IV — Jews and Politics
- 10 | Spinoza on the Survival of the Jews
- pp. 213-244
- Part V — The Yoke of Memory
- 13 | Toward a History of Jewish Hope
- pp. 299-317
- 14 | Series Z: An Archival Fantasy
- pp. 318-332
- 16 | Gilgul
- pp. 343-356
- LOC information
- p. 366
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611684131
Related ISBN(s)
9781611684230, 9781611684872
MARC Record
OCLC
867639726
Pages
376
Launched on MUSE
2014-03-10
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013