Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) : : the life and work of a seventeenth-century Orientalist / / Asaph Ben-Tov.

• Superior document: The History of Oriental Studies ; 11
• VerfasserIn: Ben-Tov, Asaph,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: The History of Oriental Studies ; 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Copyright page /; Dedication /; Acknowledgements /; Figures /; Introduction A Biography of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist: Its Sources and Significance for Understanding Oriental Studies in Early Modern Germany /; Chapter 1 The Making of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist /; Chapter 2 Early Endeavours /; Chapter 3 Harmonia Linguarum Orientalium /; Chapter 4 Travels in the Republic of Letters /; Chapter 5 Professor of History (1652-1655) /; Chapter 6 Umbra in luce : A Fragmented World History of Religion /; A Hieroglyphic Farewell /; A Selection of Letters to Gerhard from Hiob Ludolf and Johann Zechendorff in the Gerhardina Collection /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004466460
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Asaph Ben-Tov.

In this biography of Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) Asaph Ben-Tov offers a study of a now forgotten yet unusually well documented seventeenth-century orientalist. Gerhard, the son of the famous Lutheran theologian Johann Gerhard, is not a towering figure but rather a fascinating representative of the academic culture of his day, especially of seventeenth-century oriental studies. His extant Nachlass allows a close scrutiny of the life and work of an early modern scholar, focussing on his training, travels, the ambitious Harmonia linguarum orientalium (1647) and other works, and the interests he fostered as a professor of history and theology in Jena. It aims to shed light on the broad and understudied field of oriental studies in seventeenth-century Germany.