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245 12 a| A best-selling Hebrew book of the modern erah| [electronic resource] :b| the Book of the Covenant of Pinı̀Æas Hurwitz and its remarkable legacy /c| David B. Ruderman.;

250 a| 1st edition.;

260 a| Seattle :b| University of Washington Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xvi, 172 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| The Samuel & Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies;

500 a| "A Samuel and Althea Stroum book.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-166)and index.;

505 0 a| The Hague dialogues -- Pinı̀Æas Elijah ben Meir Hurwitz: towards a biography of a popular author and aggressive book -- Why should a Kabbalist care about the natural world? the meaning of scientific knowledge for Pinı̀Æas Hurwitz -- Judaism and metaphysics: Hurwitz's epistemological and historical critique of philosophy -- The moral cosmopolitanism of Pinı̀Æas Hurwitz: some initial conjectures -- The readers of Sefer ha-brit -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Editions of Sefer ha-brit -- Appendix II: Hurwitz's instructions on printing his book from his second introduction -- Appendix III: The contents of Sefer ha-brit.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This manuscript is a literary history of The Book of Covenant, an encyclopedic work of science, philosophy, and ethics written in the late-eighteenth century by Jewish philosopher and polymath Pinhas Hurwitz. Ruderman explores the reasons for the book's huge popularity--it has been republished in forty editions in the last century--as well as its lasting influence on Jewish and kabbalistic thought, and its important place in Jewish society's confrontation with modernity"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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A best-selling Hebrew book of the modern era the Book of the Covenant of Pinı̀Æas Hurwitz and its remarkable legacy / David B. Ruderman.

Author/creator	Ruderman, David B.
Format	Electronic
Edition	1st edition.
Publication Info	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Description	xvi, 172 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah, 1765-1821. Sefer ha-berit. Science. Judaism and science.

Series	The Samuel & Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies
Contents	The Hague dialogues -- Pinı̀Æas Elijah ben Meir Hurwitz: towards a biography of a popular author and aggressive book -- Why should a Kabbalist care about the natural world? the meaning of scientific knowledge for Pinı̀Æas Hurwitz -- Judaism and metaphysics: Hurwitz's epistemological and historical critique of philosophy -- The moral cosmopolitanism of Pinı̀Æas Hurwitz: some initial conjectures -- The readers of Sefer ha-brit -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Editions of Sefer ha-brit -- Appendix II: Hurwitz's instructions on printing his book from his second introduction -- Appendix III: The contents of Sefer ha-brit.
Abstract	"This manuscript is a literary history of The Book of Covenant, an encyclopedic work of science, philosophy, and ethics written in the late-eighteenth century by Jewish philosopher and polymath Pinhas Hurwitz. Ruderman explores the reasons for the book's huge popularity--it has been republished in forty editions in the last century--as well as its lasting influence on Jewish and kabbalistic thought, and its important place in Jewish society's confrontation with modernity"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-166)and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014007528
ISBN	9780295994130 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0295994134 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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