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Agata Paluch serves as a Research Fellow and Project Leader of the Emmy Noether Research Group "Patterns of Knowledge Circulation: The Transmission and Reception of Jewish Esoteric Knowledge in Manuscripts and Print in Early Modern East-Central Europe" at the Institute of Jewish Studies, Faculty of History and Cultural Studies, Free University of Berlin. Her research examines Jewish esoteric traditions and manuscript culture in early modern Central and Eastern Europe.
Her academic background includes:
- Doctorate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies from University College London (2013)
- Studies in history and Jewish philosophy at institutions in Krakow, Warsaw, and Jerusalem
Paluch's scholarship centers on Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, investigating the materiality of textual transmission, interplay between Jewish and non-Jewish esoteric traditions, and the role of manuscripts during the printing press transition. Her work integrates codicological, theological, and sociological perspectives to reveal pluralistic developments in Jewish mystical thought, emphasizing regional variations in East-Central Europe.
Her publications consistently explore the Enoch-Metatron tradition, Ashkenazi Kabbalah, and kabbalistic intentionality, highlighting how manuscript networks facilitated knowledge circulation amid cultural exchange. This research demonstrates the dynamic interaction between scribal practices and print culture in preserving esoteric knowledge.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Emmy Noether Grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG)
- Gerda Henkel Foundation Fellowship
- Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Fellowship
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship
As principal investigator of her Emmy Noether group, Paluch directs substantial DFG-funded research while mentoring junior scholars, though no formal student advisement is documented. Her grant portfolio exclusively supports the study of Jewish esoteric knowledge transmission through manuscript and print analysis.
She leads the Emmy Noether Research Group "Patterns of Knowledge Circulation," which employs interdisciplinary methodologies combining historical analysis, philology, and codicology to examine how Jewish mystical knowledge traversed East-Central European communities via manuscripts and early printed books.
