Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) : The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist /
Ben-Tov, Asaph,
Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) : The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist / The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist Asaph Ben-Tov. - 1 online resource. - The History of Oriental Studies ; 11 Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286 . - The History of Oriental Studies ; 11. Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Copyright page / Dedication / Acknowledgements / Figures / Introduction A Biography of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist: Its Sources and Significance for Understanding Oriental Studies in Early Modern Germany / Chapter 1 The Making of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist / Chapter 2 Early Endeavours / Chapter 3 Harmonia Linguarum Orientalium / Chapter 4 Travels in the Republic of Letters / Chapter 5 Professor of History (1652-1655) / Chapter 6 Umbra in luce : A Fragmented World History of Religion / A Hieroglyphic Farewell / A Selection of Letters to Gerhard from Hiob Ludolf and Johann Zechendorff in the Gerhardina Collection / Bibliography / Index / Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov.
In this biography of Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) Asaph Ben-Tov offers a study of a now forgotten yet unusually well documented seventeenth-century orientalist. Gerhard, the son of the famous Lutheran theologian Johann Gerhard, is not a towering figure but rather a fascinating representative of the academic culture of his day, especially of seventeenth-century oriental studies. His extant Nachlass allows a close scrutiny of the life and work of an early modern scholar, focussing on his training, travels, the ambitious Harmonia linguarum orientalium (1647) and other works, and the interests he fostered as a professor of history and theology in Jena. It aims to shed light on the broad and understudied field of oriental studies in seventeenth-century Germany.
9789004466463 9789004466449
10.1163/9789004466463 DOI
2021024129
Gerhard, Johann Ernst, 1621-1668.
Asianists--Germany--Biography.
Middle Eastern philology--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
Oriental philology--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
Orientalism--History--Germany--17th century.
Asia--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
Middle East--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
DS61.9.G3 DS61.9.G3 / B46 2021
956.0092 B
Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) : The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist / The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist Asaph Ben-Tov. - 1 online resource. - The History of Oriental Studies ; 11 Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286 . - The History of Oriental Studies ; 11. Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Copyright page / Dedication / Acknowledgements / Figures / Introduction A Biography of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist: Its Sources and Significance for Understanding Oriental Studies in Early Modern Germany / Chapter 1 The Making of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist / Chapter 2 Early Endeavours / Chapter 3 Harmonia Linguarum Orientalium / Chapter 4 Travels in the Republic of Letters / Chapter 5 Professor of History (1652-1655) / Chapter 6 Umbra in luce : A Fragmented World History of Religion / A Hieroglyphic Farewell / A Selection of Letters to Gerhard from Hiob Ludolf and Johann Zechendorff in the Gerhardina Collection / Bibliography / Index / Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov -- Asaph Ben-Tov.
In this biography of Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) Asaph Ben-Tov offers a study of a now forgotten yet unusually well documented seventeenth-century orientalist. Gerhard, the son of the famous Lutheran theologian Johann Gerhard, is not a towering figure but rather a fascinating representative of the academic culture of his day, especially of seventeenth-century oriental studies. His extant Nachlass allows a close scrutiny of the life and work of an early modern scholar, focussing on his training, travels, the ambitious Harmonia linguarum orientalium (1647) and other works, and the interests he fostered as a professor of history and theology in Jena. It aims to shed light on the broad and understudied field of oriental studies in seventeenth-century Germany.
9789004466463 9789004466449
10.1163/9789004466463 DOI
2021024129
Gerhard, Johann Ernst, 1621-1668.
Asianists--Germany--Biography.
Middle Eastern philology--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
Oriental philology--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
Orientalism--History--Germany--17th century.
Asia--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
Middle East--Study and teaching--History--Germany--17th century.
DS61.9.G3 DS61.9.G3 / B46 2021
956.0092 B