Juvenile Sexuality, Kabbalah, and Catholic Reformation in Italy
Author | : Roni Weinstein |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2009-09-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004181205 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004181202 |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book Juvenile Sexuality, Kabbalah, and Catholic Reformation in Italy written by Roni Weinstein and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?