Rabbi Eliakim in Johann Iselins Garten. Über hebräische Inschriften und frühneuzeitliche Wissenspraktiken
Abstract
In the 16th century, Theodor Zwinger and Lucas Iselin installed the tombstone of Rabbi Eliakim in Iselin‘s garden. Originally, the tombstone came from the Jewish cemetery in Basel. After the murderous expulsion of the Jewish community in the 14th century, the tombstone was built into the city wall along with hundreds of other Jewish headstones. Through its relocation to Iselin‘s garden, the tombstone became an artifact, monument, and landmark. Examining Zwinger‘s and Iselin‘s interest in the tombstone and its Hebrew inscriptions, this article explores the significance of material history and humanist knowledge practices (Wissenspraktiken) in relation to Hebrew epitaphs. It illustrates how early modern Christian humanist self-assurance was articulated through a (material) manifestation (Vergegenwärtigung) of the Jewish past.
Date Issued
2022
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
de
Additional Credits
Journal
Theologische Zeitschrift
Publisher
Reinhardt
ISSN
0040-5701
Access(Rights)
restricted