Prophet of Renewal
David Levi: a Jewish Freemason and Saint-Simonian in Nineteenth-century Italy
Published on 21. July 2022
Book
Hardback
316 pages
978-90-04-51898-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 The second part of the book presents an unpublished document, Levi's comedy "Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie", a phantasmagorical adventure in search of his Jewish identity, with an English translation of its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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-51898-8 (9789004518988)
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Person
Alessandro Grazi, Ph.D. (2012), University of Groningen, is Research Associate in the Department of Religious History of the Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz. He has published on Italian Judaism and Jewish/Christian relations, including the edited volume Believers in the Nation - European religious minorities in the age of nationalism (2017).
Content
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 Realta di Turandot
?The Mystery of the Three Oranges
Bibliography
Index
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 Realta di Turandot
?The Mystery of the Three Oranges
Bibliography
Index