The origins of Jewish secularization in eighteenth-century Europe

The origins of Jewish secularization in eighteenth-century Europe / Shmuel Feiner ; translated by Chaya Naor.

Author/creator	Feiner, Shmuel
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,
Description	xvi, 330 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Haskalah. Judaism and secularism--Europe --History --18th century. Jews--Intellectual life --18th century. Judaism--Europe --History --18th century. Jews--Europe --Identity --18th century.

Uniform title	Shorshe ha-ḥilun. English
Series	Jewish culture and contexts Jewish culture and contexts. ^A540726
Contents	Pleasures and liberation from religious supervision -- Temptations of fashion and passion -- The mystical sect: subversive Sabbateans -- The rationalist sect: neo-Karaites and deists -- Providence is tested: secularization on the rise in the 1760s -- The supremacy of nature: deists on the margins -- The emergence of the new world -- Scandals and rebellions -- Replacing Mosaic laws with laws of freedom -- On the decline of Judaism: the last decade -- Soon our faith will be lost: deists and believers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010027769
ISBN	9780812242737 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0812242734 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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