Marranism as Judaism as Universalism: Reconsidering Spinoza

This essay seeks to reconsider the relation of the universal-rational ethos of Spinoza's thought to the Jewish tradition and culture in which he was raised and socially situated. In particular, I seek to engage with two previous portrayals-specifically, those of Isaac Deutscher and Yirmiyahu Yo...

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Main Author: Weiss, Daniel H. 1957- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-16
Further subjects:B Rabbinic
B Ethics
B Marranos
B Universalism
B Judaism
B Christendom
B Christianity
B Spinoza
B Exile
B Philosophy
B Reason
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