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)

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.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• 1 The Book’s Structure
• 2 Methodological Premise
• 1 A Life of Action: David Levi’s Biographical Traits Against Their Historical Background
• 2 David Levi’s oeuvre
• 3 Enlightenment and Secularity Mark the Way
• 1 Freemasonry and Secret Societies as Catalysts of Italian Jews During the Risorgimento
• 2 David Levi’s Affiliation with Freemasonry and Giovine Italia
• 3 “Socialismo risorgimentale”: Saint-Simonism as the Core of Levi’s View
• 4 David Levi and the Role of Women in Modern Society
• 4 A Particular Relationship to the Wissenschaft des Judentums
• 5 David Levi’s Literary Legacy
• Conclusion
• Contextualization of David Levi’s Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie
• Appendix: Il Mistero delle tre Melarancie o La Commedia Eterna Fiaba e Realtà di Turandot
• The Mystery of the Three Oranges
• Bibliography
• Index.