Eliav-Feldon Miriam History Department

Short Curriculum Vitae (highlights):

Birth: June 10, 1946

Education:

1966-1969 - Hebrew University, Jerusalem, History & Philosophy, BA

1969-1973 - Hebrew University, Jerusalem, History, MA cum laude

1974-1977 - Oxford University, England, History, D.Phil. Doctoral Dissertation: The Social Content of the Utopias of the Renaissance Supervisor: Prof. H.R. Trevor-Roper Examiners: Prof. John Hale & Dame Frances Yates

Professional Experience:

1971-1973 - Hebrew University Teaching Assistant

1973-1974 - Hebrew University Instructor

1978-present - Stanford University Teaching & Research Fellow

1979-1984 - Tel Aviv University Lecturer

1984-1989 - Tel Aviv University Senior Lecturer

1986-1988 - Sabbatical at Wolfson College, Oxford

1989-present - Tel Aviv University Associate Professor

1996-present - Tel Aviv University Chairperson of the History Department

Major publications (books and major articles):

Books:

1. Realistic Utopias: The Ideal Imaginary Societies of the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, 1982, 180pp.

2. with Eli Barnavi, Le Periple de Francesco Pucci: Utopie, heresie et verite religieuse dans la renaissance tardive, Hachette, Paris, 1988, 280 pp.

3. The "Discovery" of America and its Historical Significance, Israel Ministry of Defense Press, Tel Aviv, 1992, 112 pp. (in Hebrew)

4. (English Edition Editor), A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People, Hutchinson, London, 1992 (General Editor: Eli Barnavi).

5. (Editor), Following Columbus: America 1492-1992, Merkaz Shazar and The Historical Society of Israel, Jerusalem, 1996 (in Hebrew).

6 . The Protestant Reformation, Israel Ministry of Defense Press, Tel Aviv, 1997, 111 pp.(in Hebrew)

Articles:

1. "Realistic Utopias from More to Campanella", in Utopias and Communes (ed. A. Yassur), Haifa, 1981, pp. 17-26 (in Hebrew)

2. "If You Will It, It Is No Fairy-Tale: The First Jewish Utopias", The Jewish Journal of Sociology, Vol. 35, Dec. 1983, pp. 85-103

3. "The Ideal Ruler in the Renaissance", Zmanim, 11, 1983, pp. 41-48 (in Hebrew)

4. "Moral Scruples in the Early Stages of Colonialism", Zmanim, 14, 1984, pp. 4-15 (in Hebrew)

5. "Secret Societies, Utopias and Peace Plans: The Case of Francesco Pucci", The Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Fall 1984, pp. 139-158

6. "Metamorphoses of the Scientist in Utopias: A Comment", in The Prism of Science, (ed. E. Ullmann-Margalit), Dordrecht, 1986, pp. 17-20

7. "Universal Peace for the Benefit of Trade: The Vision of Emeric Cruce", in Religion, Ideology and Nationalism in Europe and America: Essays Presented in Honor of Yehoshua Arieli, (eds., H. Ben Israel et al.), Jerusalem, 1986, pp. 29-44

8. "The New World - Utopia or Arcadia?", in El Impacto del Encuentro de dos Mundos: Memorias, Mexico, 1987, pp.150-153

9. "Grand Designs: The Peace Plans of the Late Renaissance", Vivarium, vol. 27, 1989, pp. 51-76

10. "A Man for All Seasons and the Return of Martin Guerre: A Dangerous or a Useful Illusion?", Zmanim, 39-40, 1992, pp.62-71 (in Hebrew)

11. "Columbus's First Letter" , Zmanim, 41, 1992, pp. 70-74 (in Hebrew)

12 . "Giovanni Pico Mirandola’s Humanism: A Historian’s Viewpoint", in Fons Elders (ed.), Humanism Toward the Third Millennium, Brussels, 1996, pp. 27-32

13. (with Eli Barnavi), "The Roots of Modern Toleration", Zmanim, 57, 1996, pp. 59-65 (in Hebrew)

Teaches in the following subject areas:

The age of discovery; Reformation; The impact of printing; Early-modern intellectual developments.

Areas of current research interest:

Renaissance utopias; Early-modern peace plans and pacifism; Post-Reformation heresies and prophecies; False messias and pretenders; Early-modern travel literature.
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