The Beginning of the World in Renaissance Jewish Thought - Ma'aseh Bereshit in Italian Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah, 1492-1535

In The Beginning of the World in Renaissance Jewish Thought, Brian Ogren deeply analyzes late fifteenth century Italian Jewish thought concerning the creation of the world and the beginning of time. Ogren examines uses of philosophy and Kabbalah in the thought of four important fifteenth century thinkers.

About the author

Brian Ogren, Ph.D. (2008), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the Anna Smith Fine Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies in the Department of Religion at Rice University. He has authored works on Kabbalah and Jewish philosophy, including Renaissance and Rebirth (Brill, 2009).

Product details

• Authors: Brian Ogren
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2016
• EAN: 9789004330627
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33062-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 236 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Supplements to the Journal of
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous