Prophet of Renewal : : David Levi: a Jewish Freemason and Saint-Simonian in Nineteenth-century Italy / / Alessandro Grazi.

• Superior document: Studies in Jewish History and Culture ; 73
• VerfasserIn: Grazi, Alessandro,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Jewish History and Culture ; 73.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (315 pages)
• Other title: David Levi: a Jewish Freemason and Saint-Simonian in Nineteenth-century Italy
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9789004518995
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alessandro Grazi.

This is an intellectual biography of the Italian Jewish writer and politician David Levi (1816-1898). Freemasonry, Saint-Simonianism, and the Enlightenment are his vessels for a new, secular, interpretation of Jewish identity and for innovative views on Judaism’s relation with modernity. In this volume, Alessandro Grazi offers the first intellectual biography of the Italian Jewish writer and politician David Levi (1816-1898). In this intriguing journey through the mysterious rites of Freemasonry and the bizarre worldviews of Saint-Simonianism, you can discover Levi’s innovative interpretation of Judaism and its role in modernity. As a champion of dialogue with Catholic intellectuals, Levi’s importance transcends the Jewish world. The second part of the book presents an unpublished document, Levi’s comedy “Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie”, a phantasmagorical adventure in search of his Jewish identity, with an English translation of its most relevant excerpt.