Enlightened Judaism: Polite Sociability and Jewish Migrants' Pursuits of Status in Eighteenth-Century Pennsylvania.

The article presents the discussion on sustaining a subculture of enlightened Anglo-American elites. Topics include elite Jews and gentiles sharing a mutual commitment to Enlightenment idealism, polite sociability in particular, through domestic and transatlantic intellectual exchanges; and sharing...

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Publicado en:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 241 - 259
Autor principal: Awtrey, Jonathon
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press 2021
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Sumario:The article presents the discussion on sustaining a subculture of enlightened Anglo-American elites. Topics include elite Jews and gentiles sharing a mutual commitment to Enlightenment idealism, polite sociability in particular, through domestic and transatlantic intellectual exchanges; and sharing participation in the cultural institutions and voluntary associations of civil society.