The Gaon of Vilna: The Man and His Image
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Immanuel Etkes (Author) Jeffrey Green (Contributor)
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A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797) was known as the "Gaon of Vilna." He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the vibrant intellectual center of Vilna, revered throughout Eastern Europe for his learning and his ability to traverse with ease seemingly opposed domains of thought and activity. After his death, the myth that had been woven around him became even more powerful and was expressed in various public images. The formation of these images was influenced as much by the needs and wishes of those who clung to and depended on them as by the actual figure of the Gaon. In this penetrating study, Immanuel Etkes sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's "real" character and traces several public images of him as they have developed and spread from the early nineteenth century until the present.
About the Author
Immanuel Etkes is Professor of Modern Jewish History at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and author of Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement (1993).
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- Contributor: Immanuel Etkes
- Imprint: University of California Press
- ISBN13: 9780520223943
- Number of Pages: 304
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x25mm
- Packaged Weight: 590
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Release Date: 2002-07-02
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Immanuel Etkes is Professor of Modern Jewish History at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and author of Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement (1993).
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