R. J. Zwi Werblowsky
R.J. Zwi Werblowsky | |
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The EMET Prize (2005) Order of the Rising Sun (2009) | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | comparative religion interfaith dialogue |
Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Numen |
Thesis | (1951) |
Raphael Judah (R.J.) Zwi Werblowsky (
Biography
Raphael Judah Zwi Werblowsky was born in 1924 in Frankfurt. Toward the end of the 1930s he immigrated to
After receiving his doctoral degree Werblowsky for five years was teaching in England (Manchester and Leeds
In 1958 R.J. Zwi Werblowsky founded the Israel Inter-Faith Committee in Jerusalem and later founded the Jerusalem Rainbow Club which served as the place for contacts and discussions between Jewish, Muslim and Christian intellectuals. Between 1975—1985 Werblowski served as Secretary-General of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), where he later assumed the position of Vice-President. Between 1984—1988 he was serving as Vice-President of the International Council for Philosophy and the Humanities of UNESCO. Werblowsky was also for many years editing Numen, one of the leading journals in the field of comparative religion[1] and was a coeditor of The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion.[2]
In 2005 Zvi Werblowsky was awarded
References
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- ^ a b c d e Jonathan D. Sarna. (July 9, 2015). "Obituary: Prof. R.J. Zwi Werblowsky". H-Judaic. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ Stroumsa, "Myth into Metaphor", p. 311.
- ^ Marcy Oster. (May 7, 2009). "Japan to honor Israeli professor". Jewish Telegraph Agency. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
External links
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- Jonathan D. Sarna. (July 9, 2015). "Obituary: Prof. R.J. Zwi Werblowsky". H-Judaic. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2016.