TY - BOOK ID - 103797500 TI - The Jewish eighteenth century AU - Feiner, Shmuel AU - Green, Yaacov Jeffrey PY - 2020 SN - 0253049458 0253052580 0253049474 0253049466 9780253049476 9780253052582 9780253049452 9780253049469 PB - Bloomington, Indiana DB - UniCat KW - Judaism. KW - Jews KW - Jews. KW - Interfaith relations. KW - Ethnic relations. KW - Christianity. KW - HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - Intellectual life. KW - History KW - Relations KW - Christianity KW - Intellectual life KW - Europe. KW - Europe KW - Ethnic relations KW - Hebrews KW - Israelites KW - Jewish people KW - Jewry KW - Judaic people KW - Judaists KW - Ethnology KW - Religious adherents KW - Semites KW - Religions KW - Syncretism (Christianity) KW - Church history KW - Inter-ethnic relations KW - Interethnic relations KW - Relations among ethnic groups KW - Acculturation KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Ethnic groups KW - Social problems KW - Sociology KW - Minorities KW - Race relations KW - Jewish question KW - Jewish learning and scholarship KW - Religion KW - Council of Europe countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:103797500 AB - "The eighteenth century was the Jews' first modern century. The deep changes that took place during its course shaped the following generations, and its most prominent voices still reverberate today. In this first volume of his magisterial work, Shmuel Feiner charts the twisting and fascinating world of the first half of the 18th century from the viewpoint of the Jews of Europe. Paying careful attention to life stories, to bright and dark experiences, to voices of protest, to aspirations of reform, and to strivings for personal and general happiness, Feiner identifies the tectonic changes that were taking place in Europe and their unprecedented effects on and among Jews. From the religious and cultural revolution of the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) to the question of whether Jews could be citizens of any nation, Feiner presents a board view of how this century of upheaval altered the map of Europe and the Jews who called it home"-- ER -