Encountering the medieval in modern Jewish thought / edited by James A. Diamond and Aaron W. Hughes.

• TeilnehmendeR: Diamond, James Arthur.; Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

The term “medieval” performs a great deal more intellectual work in modern Jewish Thought than simply acting as a referent to a particular historical era. During the nineteenth century, often for Jews who were increasingly alienated from their own tradition, the “medieval” functioned primarily as a...