Avinoam J. Stillman
پژوهشگر · Early Modern Jewish Intellectual History
Free University of Berlinمعرفی
Avinoam J. Stillman is a Researcher at the Institute of Jewish Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, affiliated with the Emmy Noether Research Group 'Patterns of Knowledge Circulation.' He specializes in early modern Jewish intellectual history, focusing on Kabbalah and the history of Hebrew printing.
- B.A. in Religion from Columbia University
- M.A. in Jewish Thought from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
His research examines the dissemination of Lurianic Kabbalah across the Ottoman Empire and Eastern Europe, with a focus on Rabbi Meir Popper (d. 1662). He analyzes connections between printing houses, rabbinic scholars, and movements like Hasidism and the Haskalah.
Recent publications explore intersections of polemics, psychology, and theology in Kabbalistic traditions. Awards include the Emmy Noether Research Group Fellowship, supporting his work on knowledge circulation patterns.