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Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668), The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist, Asaph Ben-Tov

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Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668), The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist, Asaph Ben-Tov

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668)

Medium

electronic resource

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bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1253441042

Responsibility statement

Asaph Ben-Tov

Series statement

The History of Oriental Studies, 11Brill E-Books

Sub title

The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

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The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist

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