Historical Consciousness and Religious Tradition in Azariah de'Rossi's Me'or 'Einayim

194 pp. "When Me' or 'Einayim appeared in the 16th century , rabbis in Italy restricted its content and use; elsewhere leading Jewish spokesmen totally condemned it. The modern acknowledgement of de' Rossi's achievment began in the late 18th c. when his work was republished by 'enlightened' Jews of the Haskaklah. Now Lester Segal's critical study assigns to Azariah de' Rossi his rightful place in the development of Jewish thought."