Juvenile sexuality, Kabbalah, and Catholic reformation in Italy :: Tiferet bahurim by Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselice /

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 l...

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Main Author: Weinstein, Roni
Other Authors: Monselice, Pinchas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 21.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 450 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-427) and index.
ISBN:9789004181205
9004181202
ISSN:1568-5004 ;

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