Bøker av Leone Modena

A critical edition of the works of Italian rabbi Leone Modena. This volume includes his most famous work, the Kitve Yehudah Aryeh, which provides valuable insights into the life and culture of Italian Jews during the 16th century. This edition is a must-have for scholars of Jewish history and anyone interested in the cultural and intellectual life of early modern Europe.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Leon (Judah Aryeh) Modena was a major intellectual figure of the early modern Italian Jewish community - a complex and intriguing personality who was famous among contemporary European Christians as well as Jews. This work contains material about Jewish family life of the period, religion in daily life, the plague of 1630-1631, and crime.