Don Isaac Abravanel : Statesman and Philosopher by B. Netanyahu (1953)

Description: Don Isaac Abravanel: Statesman and Philosopher by B. Netanyahu; The Jewish Publication Society of America; 1953 Hardcover book with DJ. Good condition for its age. Clean book. Spine and binding tight. Some edge wear. corners, spine bumped. Inside, book plate on inside cover; otherwise, no markings. Pages slight yellowed with age, but clean and crisp. DJ- in acceptable condition with edge wear, small tears, chips and scuffing. 6" x 8.6"; 346 pages "A basic reference and one which cannot be ignored by any responsible scholar in the fields of Spanish and Jewish studies.... It is one of those rare books which make interesting reading both for scholars and for the general reader interested in Judaism and its rich cultural and religious history."―Francisco Márquez, Harvard University Don Isaac Abravanel (1437–1508) was a major historical figure during the waning of the Middle Ages. Statesman, diplomat, courtier, and financier, he was, at the same time, a scholar of encyclopedic learning, a philosopher, an exegete, a prolific author, a mystic, and an apocalyptist. In Abravanel, B. Netanyahu suggests, two long lines of tradition met and concluded: that of medieval Jewish statesmen and that of medieval Jewish philosophers. In what is both a biography and an exploration of Abravanel's thought and influence, Netanyahu describes how Abravanel illuminated the grave crisis and profound transformation experienced by the Jewish people after the Spanish expulsion. First published in 1953, Don Isaac Abravanel has been out of print for several years. There is a new edition which includes revisions in the text, notes, and bibliography.

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