Russian Ideational Roots of Jewish Thought and Hebrew Literature

This book demonstrates how the Russian thought and literature of the 18th - 19th centuries influenced Jewish thought and Hebrew literature. Absorption of ideological influences is a universal phenomenon that is instrumental to progress and cultural development, and it is accepted in Jewish culture as well.

Author: Rina Lapidus
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 02/20/2024
Pages: 138
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9798887194011

About the Author

Rina Lapidus was born in Moscow, former Soviet Union; she studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, earning a BA in Hebrew language, an MA in Hebrew literature, and a PhD in Talmud. Since 1984 Lapidus has worked at the Department of Comparative Literature of Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has authored and edited 15 books and has published numerous academic articles. Lapidus's scholarly investigations center around the reciprocal relationship between Russian and Jewish literature and thought, a field in which she is the leading researcher today.