Fanaticism. By the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm ...
- Singerman ID
- supp1191
- Year
- 1834
- Entry
- [Taylor, Isaac]. Fanaticism. By the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm ... New-York: Jonathan Leavitt; Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1834. 368 p.
- Author/Editor
- [Taylor, Isaac]
- Location
- New York, NY
- Holdings
- In most academic libraries
- Title
- Fanaticism. By the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm ...
- Language
- English
- Printer/Publisher
- Jonathan Leavitt
- Notes
- Ridicules "Rabbinical Judaism, with its lumber of Frivolous traditions," while citing Maimonides in a condemnation of "Rabbinical penances" (pp. 78-79). Contains sections on Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem (pp. 100-102), and the Jewish war against Rome, as chronicled by Josephus, leading to the fall of Masada and the mass suicide of the Zealots (pp. 192-210). Rinderknecht 27027.
- Collection
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Chronological File, 1676 to 1900
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[Taylor, Isaac], “Fanaticism. By the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm ...”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/49827