@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt16f8d2b.15, ISBN = {9780812247480}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16f8d2b.15}, abstract = {In 1393, Duran composed a eulogy for Abraham ben Isaac ha-Levi of Girona, a gifted poet and rabbinic leader of his people.ยน Addressed to En Joseph Abram, the son of the deceased, the eulogy may have been intended to be read aloud at a memorial service or otherwise circulated among the mourners. Reflecting some of the agonies endured by the Jewish communities of Catalonia, the eulogy offers a kind of laboratory setting in which to observe the playing out of such issues as the causes of Jewish suffering, faith in God and rebellion against God, the definition of a Jew}, bookauthor = {Maud Kozodoy}, booktitle = {The Secret Faith of Maestre Honoratus: Profayt Duran and Jewish Identity in Late Medieval Iberia}, pages = {145--160}, publisher = {University of Pennsylvania Press}, title = {The Inner Life: Eulogy for Abraham ha-Levi of Girona}, year = {2015} }