"Jewish temples stood in Jerusalem for nearly one thousand years and were a dominant feature in the life of the ancient Judeans throughout antiquity. This volume strives to obtain a diachronic and topical cross-section of central features of the varied aspects of the Jewish temp…
A collection of essays that offers a narrative of the intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, and aesthetic real-world creative engagement among Jews, Muslims, and some Christians in daily life in Spain and around the Mediterranean.
Seeks to understand the influence of antisemitism on Heine's life and work prior to 1831, when he emigrated to France. Asks why, at a time when most Jews in Germany looked forward to increased freedom and prosperity, Heine felt so keenly the lack of emancipation and the hostilit…
