Path of life : Rabbi Judah Loew Ben Bezalel ca. 1525-1609
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1. INTRODUCTION
Acknowledgements - Institutions and Sponsors . . 5
Maharal's Legacy . . 12
The Conception and Division of the Exhibition . . 16
2. A WORD FROM THE RABBI NOMEN OMEN, or the High Rabbi Lion . . 18
3. ESSAYS
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Called Maharal - A Study on his Genealogy and Biography . . 26
Paradox and Irony: The Thought of Judah Loew of Prague . . 84
Manuscripts of Maharal's Writings . . 122
The Publication of the Works of Maharal of Prague. Bibliographical List . . 138
Prague Jewish Scholars of the Golden Age . . 160
The Intellectual World of Rudolf II and the Kabbalah . . 198
Castle, City, Ghetto. On Prague at the Times of Rudolph II and Maharal . . 222
The Prague Ghetto: In Search of Maharal . . 246
The Golem of Prague and His Ancestors . . 272
Rabbi Loew and His Golem in German Literature . . 292
Renarrating the Rabbi and His Golem in Czech . . 314
Maharal and the Golem in Art . . 342
Saloun's Monument to Maharal . . 374
Bringing the Homunculus to Life. The Golem in Film and Theatre . . 386
4. CATALOGUE OF SELECTED EXHIBITION ITEMS
Introductory note . . 400
Manuscripts and Archival Documents . . 402
Printed Books . . 408
Paintings . . 418
Drawings . . 429
Graphic Sheets, Maps, Vedutas . . 443
Photographs . . 457
Sculptures . . 460
Textiles . . 461
Metalworks . . 470
Varia . . 478
Bibliography . . 482
List of Illustrations . . 498
Contributors . . 504
Glossary . . 506
Name Index . . 508
Supplements
Map of Ashkenaz in Maharal's Time
Plan of the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague
Genealogical Tree of Bezalels Family
Epitaph of Maharal and his Wife Perl