商品簡介
Muslow, who holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Munich, and Popkin (professor emeritus, Washington University) present work dealing with conversions to Judaism from the 16th to the 18th century. Six case studies by international scholars examine phenomena such as crypto-Judaism, reversion of Jewish-Christian converts, and secret conversion of non-Jewish Christians for intellectual reasons. The first contributions examine George Buchanan and John Dury, followed by three studies of the milieu of late-17th-century Amsterdam. The last essay is concerned with Lord George Gordon and Cabbalistic Freemasonry. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Martin Mulsow, Dr. (1987) in Philosophy, University of Munich, is Privatdozent at the University of Munich. Habilitation (2000) with a book Moderne aus dem Untergrund. Radikale Fruhaufklarung in Deutschland 1680-1720 (Meiner, 2001). Further books on Renaissance Philosophy, Enlightenment, and the Republic of Letters.R.H. Popkin, Ph.D. (1950), Columbia, is Professor Emeritus at Washington University, St. Louis, and Professor Emeritus in History and Philosophy, U.C.L.A. He is the author and editor of over 30 books and 300 articules, including The History of Scepticism (OUP).