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Rabbinic Theology and Jewish Intellectual History
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ABSTRACT
Rabbi Loew (the Maharal) of Prague remains one of the most influential and prolific Jewish thinkers of his time. Widely considered one of the fathers of Hassidic thought and a harbinger of Modern Jewish philosophy, his life and work have retained their influence and remain prevalent today.
Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, this book ranges from an analysis of the historical background to Maharal’s thought, to examining the relevance of this thought in the modern era, before addressing the popular cultural and folkloristic reception of Maharal’s impact on modern, Western culture. This book presents a new understanding of familiar material and will be an invaluable asset to students and scholars of Modern and Early-Modern Jewish History and Intellectual thought.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |1 pages
PART I Netivot Olam – paths of the world: the historical background
chapter 1|19 pages
An emperor at the Prague Castle: cosmopolitan society, politics and culture in Bohemia during Rudolf II’s reign
part |1 pages
PART II Gur Aryeh – in the Lion’s Den: Maharal’s Weltanschauung
chapter 2|11 pages
Between rationalism and mysticism: Maharal’s place in Jewish thought
chapter 7|16 pages
The relationship between Halakha, philosophy and education in Maharal’s teachings: Maharal’s attitude towards the Halakhic Kitzur
part |1 pages
PART III Or Chadash – new light: anticipating the birth pangs of modernity
chapter 9|29 pages
Modernity and religion: new explorations in the light of the ‘union of opposites’
chapter 10|14 pages
The Torah and the worldly sciences in the teaching of the Maharal of Prague and Chabad Chassidism
chapter 12|24 pages
The counter political-theology of Maharal of Prague and the formation of modern orthodox Judaism
part |1 pages
PART IV Derekh HaChayim – the way of life: Maharal, alias Rabbi Loew, in modern Western Culture