Nahmanides in Medieval Catalonia

Nina Caputo

Description

In this detailed study, Nina Caputo examines conceptions of history and messianic redemption in the writings of the Catalonian rabbi and brilliant Talmudic scholar Nahmanides (1195–1270). An early exponent of kabbalah, Nahmanides was also a shrewd intermediary between the Jewish communities and the royal administration of Aragon. Most intellectual histories focus on Nahmanides in the fairly insular context of Jewish community dynamics, but this volume explores the largely unexamined history of encounters between Jewish and Christian interpretations of history and redemption, as well as the significant role played by Jews in the expansion of the Crown of Aragon during the thirteenth century. Caputo explains Nahmanides' distinctive understanding of the shape and meaning of historical time and change and reveals how his discourse frequently confronted Christian views of history and scripture, sometimes embracing Christians forms, but at other times directly refuting them.

Nina Caputo's book is the first to situate Nahmanides in the full intellectual and religious context of thirteenth-century Catalonia. It makes an important contribution to the fields of Jewish studies as well as medieval and early modern history.

Sujets

• Jewish Studies
• Medieval
• HISTORY
• Histoire
• Edad Media
• Disputation of Barcelona
• Crown of Aragon
• Iberians
• Nahmanides
• Middle Ages
• Judaism
• Talmud
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 15 janvier 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268076832
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

Extrait

NAHMANIDES IN MEDIEVAL CATALONIA

HISTORY, COMMUNITY, AND MESSIANISM

N I NA C A P U TO

N A H M A N I D E S  ééà Çààôà

N A H M A N I D E S

 ééà Çààôà Hîstory, Commun 5 îty, & Messîanîsm

N I N A C A P U T O

Unîversîty o Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indîana

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Déŝé  Wé çé Śé  10.3/13.2 ô  E Śûô é ô 55# àûéŝ éççé àé  é U.Ś.Ā.  Véŝà éŝŝ, ç.

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Contents

Āçôééŝ

ôûçô1

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é àôéà Çôôéŝ:  Dééŝé ô éàŝôàé à

é àéŝ: ààéŝ’ ŝôçà éà ô Gééŝŝ

é àçéôà Dŝûàô: é, éôç, à Çûûà ôçŝ

Ā é éŝô ô ééô: Dàé à éŝŝàç Dŝçôûŝé  éé-Çéû Çààôà

àûàé à éàûé: ààéŝ’ Dŝûàô Āççôû à ààé  é Çààôà Véàçûà

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Acknowledgments

I have had the good fortune to be surrounded by many very çéàé à ŝ éôé  Çàôà ( é éàéŝ ô ŝô à UÇĀ à UÇ ééé), ôà (ôà éàôà Uéŝ à é Uéŝ ô ôà), à éŝàà (ûé é àûŝçéŝ ô à é- ô ôûàô éôŝ à é é ûàéŝ ôû à é Ué- ŝ ô éŝàà). Eéàô Yà  é Dôô Çôéçô à é é Yô ûç à à Āû ô à Śé jéçôé à é Çéé ô Āàçé jûàç Śûéŝ à à é Uéŝ ô éŝàà éé ééôûŝ  é é à ôéé.  ôû àŝô é ô à  éô à é Uéŝ ô ôé Dàé éŝŝ ô é àéçé à  àçé.  àŝ  éà éé ô ŝû  Āôŝ ûéŝé à  çô- ûé éà ô  ŝ, à éçàé àé ŝ éà. à éŝ à éàçéŝ àé éé  àôûŝ àŝ ŝôûçéŝ ô ô ôàô à ŝû- ô: G Āà, Dàé ôà, ôé EFôŝ, Śûŝàà E, éé Gô- ô, jéŝŝçà àà-jàçôŝ, ô àŝà-ô, àà àŝà-ô, Wû àŝéé, G éŝŝé, Dééàà éé, GéôFé ôzô, ôà ôûà, ô çéŝ, éà ôŝéé, Āéà Śé, ô Wéàû, ééççà Wé, çàé Wôû, à Śéé Zéŝé.  à— Āéô, àà à Āà, ô à Déôà—àé éé àé à ŝû- ôé ô é àŝ  éŝé ŝé  ôŝçûé à ŝà àçéŝ.  ôé, éé, ô  ô é ô ŝéé ŝ ôéç  à çôéé ŝàé, çûàé à é ô é ààô;  àŝ ôû é  ôThe Boo o the Cîty o adîes éçàé ééŝé  é é àéŝ. à, à ç à àŝ ô é éàŝ éé à ŝôûçé ô àûé, éôôà ŝé, à éçôûàéé.

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Nahmanîdes în Medîeva Cataonîa

Eàé àTŝ ô ôôŝ ô ŝ ôô àé éé ûŝé éŝééé. Ā éàé éŝô ô çàé 1 àéàé àŝ “‘ô  é ôŝ  é é- à’: Ā ééà à’ŝ Āûé ô Déŝ  U,” Ortho- doxîe, Chrîstîanîsme, Hîstoîre, é. Śûŝàà E, Éç éà, à Āôéà ôàô, 35–55 (ôé: Éçôé ààŝé é ôé, 2000). Śéç- ôŝ ô çàé 2 àéàé àŝ“‘In the begînnîng’: ôô, ŝô, à é Uô éà ô Çéàô  ààéŝ’ Eééŝŝ,”Jewîsh So- cîa Studîes6, ô. 1 (à 1999): 54–82,  à éàé àT. àŝ ô çàé 4 àéàé  à ûç éàé ôûàô  “ôéç à ééô: éŝŝàç Eéçàô  ààéŝ’Seer ha-Geuah,” Tîme and Eternîty în the Mîdde Ages,é. Géŝô ôéô-àñô à Āé üé, 171–189(ûôû [éû]: éôŝ, 2003).

Introduction

his book examines medieval Jewish conceptions of history à éŝŝàç ééô  é ŝ ô é Çààôà à, à- àéŝ (à ôŝéŝ é àà, ô àà, çà. 1195–1270). Ā - à àûç à çà çôéàô à à éà éôé ô à- àà, ààéŝ àŝ àŝô à ŝé à é-éàé ééà ééé é jéŝ çôûéŝ à é ôà àŝàô. é àŝ ô éé é ŝûéç ô ééçûà ŝôéŝ ŝé ààŝ é çôé ô é- éà jéŝ é- à à-çôûà éàôŝ, à ŝéçîçà é é- çôûé ééé ôŝô à ŝçŝ. ôéé, éŝé ôçûŝ ô é à ŝûà çôé ô jéŝ çôû àçŝ à ééé ŝûéŝ àôŝ ô ô à é é ô éé-çéû Āàôéŝé  jéŝ ééçûà à çûûà é. jéŝ àé à ŝîçà ôé  é éàŝô ô é Çô ô Āàô û é éé çéû.  çôéŝ àŝ ô ŝûŝé, é, à àŝ ééŝ ô ŝ ŝôçé, jéŝ àçé çô- ûé ô, éàçé ô, à àçàé  ôàé Āàôéŝé çûûé. éé ŝ à à ŝzàé ô ô ŝôçà ŝô àŝé ô àéàŝ é  é ôà àçéŝ éà jéŝ-Çŝà éàôŝ  é ééà Çô ô  Āàô, éŝéçà  é çéàŝ ôà ûà çééŝ. é é- çôûé ééé jéŝ à Çŝà ééàôŝ ô ŝô à é- éô  é ŝé ô àé ééà Āàô, ôéé, éàŝ àé ûéàé. ŝ ŝû éàŝ ààéŝ’ éLéçôŝ ô é çôôûŝ ô jûàŝ à çôçéôŝ ô ééô àŝ à éôàô  Çààôà à, ôé ééà, Āàôéŝé çûûé à ŝôçé. é ôàé çûûà çô- é àŝ à çûçà éŝô ô à ûéŝà ô é ôçéŝ à ŝàé ŝ çôôŝôŝ à é ééçàôŝ ŝ àûéçé à àé é

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