Jews in New Athens by Benedykt Chmielowski
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Publication date: 14.12.2017
Studia Judaica, 2017, Special English Issue (2017), pp. 45-69
https://doi.org/10.4467/24500100STJ.16.021.7725Authors
Jews in New Athens by Benedykt Chmielowski
Benedykt Chmielowski (1700–1763), a Catholic priest, the author of the New Athens encyclopedia (extended edition: Lwów, 1754–1756) included in his polyhistorical work plenty of information on issues related to Jews. The article discusses these issues and connects their specificity with the character of different parts of the work in which Chmielowski placed them as well as with the detected and secret sources of his knowledge about Jews (especially books by early modern scholars) and the ways he dealt with those sources. The author of the article also shows Chmielowski’s writing strategies, placing New Athens in the tradition of baroque encyclopedism—a literary production typical of the previous epoch.
Information: Studia Judaica, 2017, Special English Issue (2017), pp. 45-69
Article type: Original article
Published at: 14.12.2017
Article status: Open
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
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