Tzvi Luboshitz (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) presents: "Christianity through a Kabbalistic Lens: R. Moshe David Valle's Reverse Anthropology"

See the abstract below: 

"This lecture deals with the interreligious dialogue in the writings of Rabbi Moshe David Valle. Valle showed a keen interest in Catholic Christianity. By adopting an 'anthropological lens,' he addresses various aspects of Christianity: rituals, architecture, clothing, and food, seeking to elucidate them from a Kabbalistic perspective. In my lecture, I attempt to understand this somewhat bizarre endeavor as an early example of 'reverse anthropology'—an anthropological approach that examines indigenous perspectives on Western culture from the indigenous viewpoint."

Tzvi Luboshitz is a scholar of Jewish mysticism. He holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has published several studies on Kabbalah in early modern Italy from a historical and cultural perspective. His doctoral dissertation focused on the Italian Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe David Valle. The work demonstrates how Valle both continues and develops the Kabbalistic tradition while also integrating ideas derived from Italian Baroque culture.