Chajim H. Steinthal, linguist and philosopher in the 19th century
Description:... Chajim H. Steinthal (1823-1899) was one of the most important philosophical linguists and teachers of the ?Science of Judaism?. His multilayered and diverse scholarly works sprang from the solid foundation of an exceptionally broad and comprehensive education. Among other things, together with Moritz Lazarus he founded the discipline of "Volkerpsychologie" (psychology of nations). Steinthal taught mainly at the University of Berlin and the "Hochschule" (later "Lehranstalt) fur die Wissenschaft des Judentums," The volume contains the results of an interdisciplinary conference organized by the Leopold Zunz Centre for the Study of European Judaism ("LEUCOREA" Foundation, Wittenberg), the Synagogue Museum Groebzig and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. It presents papers in the fields of linguistics, philosophy, Jewish studies and history as well as an inventory of Steinthal's papers in Jerusalem. Contributions by: Dieter Adelmann, Ingrid Belke, Craig Christy, Ivan Kalmar, Bogdan Kovtyk, Cornelie Kunze, Joan Leopold, Hans-Ulrich Lessing, Marion Mendez, Manfred Ringmacher, Silke Schaeper, Hartwig Wiedebach, Giuseppe Veltri.
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