Overview

This book provides the first publication of the tract Tiferet Bahurim (The Glory of Youth) which was written in the mid-seventeenth century by R. Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselic in Ferrara, Italy. The tract was written as a guide for young men about to marry regarding their family life and their sexual deportment. By analyzing the Tiferet Bahurim Roni Weinstein addresses the following questions: What was the source of the growing interest in sexuality, and controlling juvenile sexuality? How is this tract related to centuries-old Jewish ethical literature, as well as literature in contemporary Catholic Italy? Is the Tiferet Bahurim part of the religious and cultural fermentation of the Counter-Reformation? Finally, did Jewish mysticism and pietism of Kabbalah tradition play a role in the composition of this tract?

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Author:   Roni Weinstein ,  Batya Stein
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   21
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.905kg
ISBN:  

9789004167575

ISBN 10:   9004167579
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   24 September 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter One Tiferet Bahurim: A Reading Proposal Chapter Two Tiferet Bahurim: Structure and Themes Chapter Three Musar Literature: A Proposal for a Historical Reading Chapter Four The Originality of the Work Chapter Five A Book of Advice and Sexual Morality Chapter Six Continuity and Innovation in Tiferet Bahurim Chapter Seven Suppressed Voices Chapter Eight Tiferet Bahurim: Circles of Action Chapter Nine Between Publication and Concealment Chapter Ten The Catholic Circle between Counter-Reformation and Christian Civilization Chapter Eleven Halakhah vs. Kabbalah Chapter Twelve Tiferet Bahurim as a Pietistic Work: Dealing with Death Chapter Thirteen Tiferet Bahurim: A Work on Household Management Chapter Fourteen Tiferet Bahurim: A Link in the Civilizing Process Chapter Fifteen The Preaching Section of Tiferet Bahurim Chapter Sixteen A Testament to the Children Chapter Seventeen Tiferet Bahurim: Summing Up The Text of Tiferet Bahurim

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Roni Weinstein received his Ph.D. in Jewish History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was formerly a fellow at Villa I Tatti, and a research fellow at Pisa University. He has written about various aspects of Jewish Italian history and culture, including his book, Marriage Rituals Italian Style: A Historical Anthropological Perspective on Early Modern Italian Jews, (Brill, 2003).

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