Hebrew poetry and philosophy at the heart of the Italian Renaissance: Moshe de Rieti's Miqdash Me'at

CERMOM is pleased to invite you to the colloquium Poésie hébraïque et philosophie au cœur de la Renaissance italienne : Le Miqdash Me'at de Moshe de Rieti, to be held on May 21, 2025 at the Institut d'Études Avancées in Paris.
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Argumentary

The symposium presents the results of the Franco-German Rieti research project, coordinated by Alessandro Guetta (Cermom-Inalco) and Elisabeth Hollender (Goethe University, Frankfurt). The speakers will highlight Moshe de Rieti's major work, Miqdash Me'at ("Little Sanctuary"), a Hebrew poem of some 4,600 verses distinguished by its encyclopedic approach and philosophical richness. Through a critical edition and English translation, scholars will explore the themes addressed in Miqdash Me'at, including the description of the sciences, the spiritual journey to Paradise and the history of Jewish literature. The influence of Dante and the dialogue between Jewish and Christian traditions will also be analyzed, highlighting the work's unique place in the literary and intellectual landscape of 15th-century Italy. This symposium aims to make this work accessible and enrich understanding of its legacy in Italian Jewish culture and beyond.

Program

09:30 - 10:00 :welcome coffee

10:00 - 10:40: Pierre Savy - Jews in Central Italy during the Renaissance: remarques introductives

10h40 - 11h20: Alessandro Guetta - La crise des savoirs chez Moshe de Rieti (1380-1460), poète et philosophe, entre Dante, Maïmonide et la qabbalah

11h20 - 12h00 : Silvia Negri - Critical editing of the Miqdash Me'at: methodology and results

12:00 - 12:30: Francesca Gorgoni - A fifteenth-century Jewish library: Moshe mi Rieti and his Miqdash Me'at

12:30 - 2:30 pm: lunch break

2:30 - 3:10 pm: Elisabeth Hollender - Studying the Talmud with Moses da Rieti's Miqdash Me'at

15:10 - 16:00: Saskia Doenitz - The Commentary on Miqdash Me'at - Sources and Context

16:00 - 16:30: Rachele Jesurum - The Italian Translations of Me'on ha-shoalim

Required registration (before May 16): silvia.elena.negri@gmail.com

With the support of:

  • Institut d'études avancées de Paris

  • Institut National de Langues et Civilisations Orientales

  • Cermom (Inalco)

  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

 

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