Berlin Haskalah and German Religious Thought: Orphans of Knowledge Contributor(s): Sorkin, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 085303365X ISBN-13: 9780853033653 Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
Dewey: 296.094 |
LCCN: 99044621 |
Series: Parkes-Wiener Series on Jewish Studies |
Physical Information: 189 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Berlin Haskalah was the Jewish attempt to rearticulate belief to accommodate the new science and philosophy of the Enlightenment. This study argues that the Haskalah should be understood within the context of the wider Central European religious and intellectual changes. |