Project Gutenberg 2013-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 497 Graetz, Heinrich 1817 1891 Graetz, H. (Heinrich) Graetz, Heinrich Hirsch Graetz, Hirsch Grätz, Hirsch Gratz, Hirsch History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6) Produced by David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6)" by Heinrich Graetz is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume chronicles the Jewish experience from the rise of Kabbalah around 1270 CE to the establishment of the Marranos in Holland by 1618 CE. The focus revolves around the intellectual and cultural developments of Jews during this period, detailing the evolution of Kabbalistic thought and the challenges they faced, including expulsions and societal pressures. At the start of the volume, the discussion centers around the cultivation of Kabbalah and the subsequent prohibition against certain forms of science and philosophy, highlighting key figures such as Todros Abulafia and Abraham Abulafia. It describes Abulafia's erratic life and attempts to reshape Jewish mystical thought, culminating in various Messianic claims that had both fervent followers and fierce opposition. The opening sets the stage for examining how these spiritual movements not only affected contemporary Jewish communities but also foreshadowed significant developments leading to the expulsions from Spain and the evolving Jewish identity within medieval and early modern Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43900/43900-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Jews -- History DS Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 1818498 2025-07-17T14:59:40.553931 text/html 1733874 2024-10-23T18:57:09 text/html 770844 2025-07-17T15:00:04.144345 application/epub+zip 797036 2025-07-17T14:59:45.972924 application/epub+zip 742678 2025-07-17T14:59:43.217947 application/epub+zip 1265028 2025-07-17T15:00:16.758291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1110520 2025-07-17T15:00:00.501422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1056046 2022-09-20T04:52:43.388767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1520128 2025-07-17T14:59:37.815958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1500244 2024-10-23T18:57:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17658 2025-07-17T15:00:16.933276 application/rdf+xml 18600 2025-07-17T14:59:43.506938 image/jpeg 2662 2025-07-17T14:59:43.370917 image/jpeg 718306 2025-07-17T14:59:40.705943 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia