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Jewish and Hebrew books in Marsh's Library: materiality and Intercultural engagement in early modern Ireland

Anderson, Bradford orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7787-8984 and McElligott, Jason orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6263-3837 (2020) Jewish and Hebrew books in Marsh's Library: materiality and Intercultural engagement in early modern Ireland. Religions, 11 (11). pp. 1-41. ISSN 2077-1444

Abstract
Marsh’s Library in Dublin, Ireland, is an immaculately preserved library from the early eighteenth century. Founded by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, the library has an extensive collection of Jewish and Hebrew books which includes Hebrew Bibles, Talmudic texts, rabbinic writings, and Yiddish books that date back to the early modern period. This study explores a cross section of the Jewish and Hebrew books in Marsh’s collection, with particular focus on issues of materiality—that is, how these books as material artefacts can inform our understanding of early modern history, religion, and intercultural engagement. We suggest that these books, a majority of which come from Marsh’s personal collection, are a valuable resource for reflection on (1) Christian engagement with Jewish culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, (2) the production, use, and travel of Jewish books in early modern Europe, and (3) snapshots of Jewish life in early modern Ireland and beyond.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number 597
Uncontrolled Keywords:Narcissus Marsh; Marsh’s Library; Judaism; Jewish books; Hebrew; Christian Hebraism; materiality; book history
Subjects:Humanities > History
Humanities > Language
Humanities > Religions
Humanities > Culture
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Theology, Philosophy, & Music
Publisher:MDPI
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11110597
Copyright Information:© 2020 The Authors. CC-BY-4.0
Funders:Irish Research Council
ID Code:25241
Deposited On:14 Dec 2020 14:58 by Bradford Anderson . Last Modified 14 Dec 2020 14:58
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