The Christian Reception of the Zohar from Late Renaissance to mid-19th Century

The Sefer ha-Zohar, The Book of The Splendor（约1275-1295）是唯一一本享有准正典地位的卡巴拉书。除了《圣经》和《塔木德》，它成为犹太人虔诚的重要元素之一。这本书的第一版（1558- 1560）深刻地影响了犹太世界，也在基督教文化中引起了强烈的反响。许多基督教学者认为光辉之书是智慧的宝藏，可以用来解释基督教文本，也可以作为改变犹太人信仰的工具。尽管《光辉之书》对现代文化有着显著的意义，但到目前为止，基督徒对它的接受程度还没有一个大致的轮廓。在我们研究的第一部分中，我们对17世纪中期法国（特别是让·莫兰的关键作品）和意大利（特别是罗马传教士朱塞佩·玛丽亚·Ciantes的作品）的zohari -reception进行了调查。目前，我们项目的第二部分，如果获得批准，将完成第一次分析《光辉之书》对基督教文化的影响，从17世纪到19世纪。我们的分析将考虑到语言学和内容相关的方面，旨在填补现代思想中传统观念评估的相当大的空白。

The Sefer ha-Zohar, the Book of the Splendor (c. 1275-1295) is the only kabbalistic book that enjoyed a quasi-canonical status. Besides Bible and Talmud it became one of the crucial elements of Jewish devotion.The first editions of the book (1558-60) have deeply influenced the Jewish world and have arisen a strong echo in Christian culture as well. Many Christian scholars considered the Zohar a treasure of wisdom that could be used to interpret Christian texts and also as a tool for converting the Jews.Notwithstanding the remarkable significance of the Zohar for Modern culture, no general outline of its reception among Christians was available so far. In the first part of our research we have provided a survey of the Zoharic-reception during the mid-17th century in France (specifically in the pivotal work of Jean Morin) and Italy (specifically in the work of the Roman Preacher Giuseppe Maria Ciantes). The present, second part of our project, if approved, will complete the first ever analysis of the impact of the Zohar on Christian culture, from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Our analysis will take into account both philological and content-related aspects, and is aimed at filling a considerable gap in the assessment of the idea of tradition in Modern thought.