The Sacred Power Of Language In Modern Jewish Thought

Author : Shira Wolosky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783111169279

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The Sacred Power of Language in Modern Jewish Thought by Shira Wolosky Pdf

Judaic cultures have a commitment to language that is exceptional. Language in many form – texts, books and scrolls; learning, interpretation, material practices that generate material practices – are central to Judaic conduct, experience, and spirituality. In this Judaic traditions differ from philosophical and theological ones that make language secondary. Traditional metaphysics has privileged the immaterial and unchanging, as unchanging truth that language can at best convey and at worst distort. Such traditional metaphysics has come under critique since Nietzsche in ways that the author explores. Shira Wolosky argues that Judaic traditions converge with contemporary metaphysical critique rather than being its target. Focusing on the work of Derrida, Levinas, Scholem and others, the author examines traditions of Judaic interpretation against backgrounds of biblical exegesis; sign-theory as it recasts language meaning in ways that concord with Judaic textuality; negative theology as it differs in Judaic tradition from those which negate language itself; and lastly outline a discourse ethics that draws on Judaic language theory. This study is directed to students and scholars of: Judaic thought, religious studies and theology; theory of interpretation; Levinas and other modern Jewish philosophical writers, placing them in broader contexts of philosophy, theology, and language theory. It is shown how Jewish discourses on language address urgent problems of value and norms in the contemporary world that has challenged traditional anchors of truth and meaning.

Author : Nahum Norbert Glatzer
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005329060

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Modern Jewish Thought by Nahum Norbert Glatzer Pdf

Author : Franz Rosenzweig
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 0299182347

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On Jewish Learning by Franz Rosenzweig Pdf

Seeking how to be an observant Jew in the modern world, Rosenzweig refused to reduce the traditions of Jewish law to mere rituals, customs, and folkways. His aim for himself and for others was to find Judaism by living it, and to live it by knowing it more deeply."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Arthur Allen Cohen,Paul R. Mendes-Flohr
Publisher : New York : Free Press ; London : Collier Macmillan
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015016236195

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Contemporary Jewish Religious Thought by Arthur Allen Cohen,Paul R. Mendes-Flohr Pdf

A collection of 140 essays by renowned figures on the fundamental concepts, beliefs and movements in historical and contemporary Jewish thought. Charity, chosen people, death, culture, family, freedom, history, love, immortality, myth, prayer, science, tradition and Torah are among the subjects addressed in this handbook of Jewish experience and thought.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164676374

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Modern Jewish Thought by Anonim Pdf

Author : David B. Ruderman
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780295805597

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A Best-Selling Hebrew Book of the Modern Era by David B. Ruderman Pdf

In 1797, in what is now the Czech Republic, Pin as Hurwitz published one of the best-selling Hebrew books of the modern era. Nominally an extended commentary on a sixteenth-century kabbalist text, The Book of the Covenant was in fact a compendium of scientific knowledge and a manual of moral behavior. Its popularity stemmed from its ability to present the scientific advances and moral cosmopolitanism of its day in the context of Jewish legal and mystical tradition. Describing the latest developments in science and philosophy in the sacred language of Hebrew, Hurwitz argued that an intellectual understanding of the cosmos was not at odds with but actually key to achieving spiritual attainment. In A Best-Selling Hebrew Book of the Modern Era, David B. Ruderman offers a literary and intellectual history of Hurwitz�s book and its legacy. Hurwitz not only wrote the book, but was instrumental in selling it as well and his success ultimately led to the publication of more than forty editions in Hebrew, Ladino, and Yiddish. Ruderman provides a multidimensional picture of the book and the intellectual tradition it helped to inaugurate. Complicating accounts that consider modern Jewish thought to be the product of a radical break from a religious, mystical past, Ruderman shows how, instead, a complex continuity shaped Jewish society�s confrontation with modernity.

Author : Cass Fisher
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780804781008

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Contemplative Nation by Cass Fisher Pdf

Contemplative Nation challenges the long-standing view that theology is not a vital part of the Jewish tradition. For political and philosophical reasons, both scholars of Judaism and Jewish thinkers have sought to minimize the role of theology in Judaism. This book constructs a new model for understanding Jewish theological language that emphasizes the central role of theological reflection in Judaism and the close relationship between theological reflection and religious practice in the Jewish tradition. Drawing on diverse philosophical resources, Fisher's model of Jewish theology embraces the multiple forms and functions of Jewish theological language. Fisher demonstrates the utility of this model by undertaking close readings of an early rabbinic commentary on the book of Exodus (Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael ) and a work of modern philosophical theology (Franz Rosenzweig's The Star of Redemption). These readings advance the discussion of theology in rabbinics and modern Jewish thought and provide resources for constructive Jewish theology.

Author : Ludwig Lewisohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Jewish literature
ISBN : UCAL:B4509023

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Rebirth by Ludwig Lewisohn Pdf

Author : Arthur A. Cohen,Paul Mendes-Flohr
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 1186 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780827609716

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20th Century Jewish Religious Thought by Arthur A. Cohen,Paul Mendes-Flohr Pdf

JPS is proud to reissue Cohen and Mendes-Flohr’s classic work, perhaps the most important, comprehensive anthology available on 20th century Jewish thought. This outstanding volume presents 140 concise yet authoritative essays by renowned Jewish figures Eugene Borowitz, Emil Fackenheim, Blu Greenberg, Susannah Heschel, Jacob Neusner, Gershom Scholem, Adin Steinsaltz, and many others. They define and reflect upon such central ideas as charity, chosen people, death, family, love, myth, suffering, Torah, tradition and more. With entries from Aesthetics to Zionism, this book provides striking insights into both the Jewish experience and the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Author : Isidor Kalisch,Samuel Kalisch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436680816

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Studies in Ancient and Modern Judaism by Isidor Kalisch,Samuel Kalisch Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Michael Oppenheim
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438415154

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Speaking/Writing of God by Michael Oppenheim Pdf

Speaking/Writing of God explores the manner in which religious language develops in answer to the challenges and promise of three features of the life with others: the encounter between persons, the quest by Jewish women to be accepted—including their distinctiveness/otherness as women—as full participants in Jewish communal life, and the dialogue between Jews and non-Jews. Although a major stream of modern Jewish philosophy has focused on the transcendent dimension of the relationship between persons, this book studies the contribution of feminist Judaism to modern Jewish philosophy and the impact of religious pluralism on Jewish religious life and thought.

Author : David Patterson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134278220

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Hebrew Language and Jewish Thought by David Patterson Pdf

Drawing on more than three hundred Hebrew roots, the author shows that Jewish thought employs Hebrew concepts and categories that are altogether distinct from those that characterize the Western speculative tradition. Among the key categories that shape Jewish thought are holiness, divinity, humanity, prayer, responsibility, exile, dwelling, gratitude, and language itself. While the Hebrew language is central to the investigation, the reader need not have a knowledge of Hebrew in order to follow it. Essential reading for students and scholars of Judaism, this book will also be of value to anyone interested in the categories of thinking that form humanity's ultimate concerns.

Author : Michael Tilly,Burton L. Visotzky
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783170325883

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Judaism III by Michael Tilly,Burton L. Visotzky Pdf

Judaism, the oldest of the Abrahamic religions, is one of the pillars of modern civilization. A collective of internationally renowned experts cooperated in a singular academic enterprise to portray Judaism from its transformation as a Temple cult to its broad contemporary varieties. In three volumes the long-running book series "Die Religionen der Menschheit" (Religions of Humanity) presents for the first time a complete and compelling view on Jewish life now and then - a fascinating portrait of the Jewish people with its ability to adapt itself to most different cultural settings, always maintaining its strong and unique identity. Volume III completes this ambitious project with profound chapters on Modern Jewish Culture, Halakhah (Jewish Law), Jewish Languages, Jewish Philosophy, Modern Jewish Literature, Feminism and Gender, and on Judaism and inter-faith relations.

Author : Eliezer Schweid
Publisher : Studies in the History of Juda
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015029904045

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Jewish Thought in the 20th Century by Eliezer Schweid Pdf

Author : Meir Seidler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780415503600

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Rabbinic Theology and Jewish Intellectual History by Meir Seidler Pdf

This book examines the thought and legacy of Rabbi Loew (the Maharal), one of the most important Jewish thinkers. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book encompasses organized perspectives that range from East European cultural and intellectual history, to Medieval Jewish intellectual history and its legacies, to Rabbinic theology, to Italian Jewish history, to Early Modern Jewish intellectual history, to Maharal Studies, to Postmodernism and Judaism, to Jewish political theory, Comparative Religion, and Cinematic Studies.