Abulafia s life of the world to come extant in more manuscript copies that the zohar. Jellinek refuted this attribution and compiled the first comprehensive list of abulafias writings, publishing three of abulafias shorter treatises two epistles, printed in 18534, and sefer haot in 1887. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, the great sea. Let us begin with a question on your career as a historian. David abulafia introduces his vast volume on the great sea by paying homage to fernand braudels 1949 monumental the mediterranean and the. David abulafias the great sea is the first complete. Landauer, who attributed the book of the zohar to him. From the two italies 1977 and western mediterranean 12001500 1997 to the great sea 2011 and the the discovery of mankind 2008 you have expanded your inquiry on maritime history from the. Abulafia mediterranean historycambridge univ the discovery of mankind. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, the great sea is above all the history of human interaction across a region that has brought together many of the great civilizations of antiquity as well as the rival empires of medieval and modern times. Sep 23, 20 in this stimulating book, david abulafia follows the course of mediterranean history from 22,000 bc to the modern age.
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