This major contribution to the history of European ideas investigates the philosophical and political significance of Judaism in the intellectual life of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe. Adam Sutcliffe demonstrates how the enthusiastic fascination with Judaism that was prevalent around 1650 became contemptuous a century later. The intense responses of thinkers like Voltaire to Jewish topics are central to an understanding of the underlying ambiguities of the Enlightenment. The study interests scholars of Jewish history; the Enlightenment; and of the emergence of the modern movement.
#1513529 in Books Cambridge University Press 1997-12-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .87 x 5.98l; 1.16 #File Name: 0521597609388 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great read. Highly recommendedBy Joel BrownThe second have of the book didn't really reflect the title. It was more about the regions history instead of slavery. I think that this was a great book; but the book should have expanded on slavery and ethnic groups evolved.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Senagambia and Atlantic TradeBy Giovanni ColónUn execelente libro pasa conocer sobre la trata de esclavos de esa parte de Africa. Mayormente desde la perperstiva desde el mundo africanos.
