Symposium organized by Alessandro Guetta, University Professor (Inalco), and Silvia Negri, PhD Candidate (Inalco), with the support of the Paris IAS.

Onsite event, open to the public with registration (link coming soon).
Conferences in French and in English.

Presentation

The symposium presents the results of the Franco-German Rieti research project, coordinated by Alessandro Guetta (Cermom-Inalco) and Elisabeth Hollender (Goethe University, Frankfurt). The speakers will highlight Moshe de Rieti's major work, Miqdash Me'at (“Little Sanctuary”), a Hebrew poem of some 4,600 verses distinguished by its encyclopedic approach and philosophical richness. Through a critical edition and English translation, scholars will explore the themes addressed in Miqdash Me'at, including the description of the sciences, the spiritual journey to Paradise and the history of Jewish literature. The influence of Dante and the dialogue between Jewish and Christian traditions will also be analyzed, highlighting the work's unique place in the literary and intellectual landscape of 15th-century Italy. This symposium aims to make this work accessible and enrich understanding of its legacy in Italian Jewish culture and beyond.

Program

9.30am - 10am: Welcome
10am - 10.40am:  Les Juifs en Italie centrale à la Renaissance  remarques introductives
By Pierre Savy
10.40am - 11.20am: La crise des savoirs chez Moshe de Rieti (1380-1460), poète et philosophe, entre Dante, Maïmonide et la qabbalah
By Alessandro Guetta
11.20am - 12pm: Edition critique du Miqdash Me'at : méthodologie et résultats
By Silvia Negri
12pm - 12.30pm: Une bibliothèque juive du XVe siècle : Moshe mi Rieti et son Miqdash Me'at
By Francesca Gorgoni
12.30pm - 2pm: Lunch break
2.30pm - 3.10pm: Studying the Talmud with Moses da Rieti's Miqdash Me'at 
By Elisabeth Hollender
3.10pm - 4pm: The Commentary on Miqdash Me'at - Sources and Context
By Saskia Doenitz
4pm - 4.30pm: The Italian Translations of Me'on ha-shoalim
By Rachele Jerusum

Partners

- Institut national des langues et des civilisations orientales (Inalco)
- Centre d'études et de recherche Moyen-Orient Méditerranée (CERMOM-Inalco)
- Goethe University Frankfurt