Travels among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764

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Travels among Jews and Gentiles: Abraham Levie's Travelogue Amsterdam 1764 is written by Shlomo Berger and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004494774 (ISBN 10) and 9789004494770 (ISBN 13).

On the 2nd of January 1719, seventeen year-old Abraham Levie launched his grand tour which lasted five years. In that time he visited Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Austria and Italy; he stayed in Prague, Vienna, Venice and Rome. His travelogue includes descriptions of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding Christian society. This book includes the original Yiddish text, a commentary on the language, history, culture and literature. The introduction comprises discussions on Abraham’s biography, the nature of the manuscript, the travelogue in light of the literary genres and as a historical source and chronology.