New heavens and a new earth [electronic resource] : the Jewish reception of Copernican thought / Jeremy Brown

Author:: Brown, Jeremy, 1964-
Published:: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Copyright Date:: ©2013
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)

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Summary:

Jeremy Brown offers a study of the Jewish reception of the Copernican revolution, examining 400 years of Jewish writings on the Copernican model. Brown shows the ways in which Jews ignored, rejected, or accepted the Copernican model, and the theological and societal underpinnings of their choices.

Subject(s):

Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543
Judaism and science
Astronomy—Religious aspects—Judaism—History

ISBN:

9780199345083 (ebook)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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