Encountering the medieval in modern Jewish thought /

Encountering the medieval in modern Jewish thought /

The term "medieval" performs a great deal more intellectual work in modern Jewish Thought than simply acting as a referent to a particular historical era. During the nineteenth century, often for Jews who were increasingly alienated from their own tradition, the "medieval" functi...

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Other Authors: Diamond, James Arthur., Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 17.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248748.

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Jewish philosophy.
Philosophy, Modern.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Judaism > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789.
Judaism > History > Modern period, 1750-

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Call Number: B5800 .E53 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought /
  • James A. Diamond and Aaron W. Hughes
  • Chapter One "Medieval" and the Politics of Nostalgia: Ideology, Scholarship, and the Creation of the Rational Jew /
  • Aaron W. Hughes
  • Chapter Two On the Possibility of a Hidden Christian Will: Methodological Pitfalls in the Study of Medieval Jewish Philosophy /
  • Sarah Pessin
  • Chapter Three Lessing in Jerusalem: Modern Religion, Medieval Orientalism, and the Idea of Perfection /
  • Zachary Braiterman
  • Chapter Four R. Abraham Isaac Kook and Maimonides: A Contemporary Mystic's Embrace of Medieval Rationalism /
  • James A. Diamond
  • Chapter Five On Myth, History, and the Study of Hasidism: Martin Buber and Gershom Scholem /
  • Claire E. Sufrin
  • Chapter Six What S. Y. Agnon Taught Gershom Scholem About Jewish History /
  • Kenneth Hart Green
  • Chapter Seven Constructed and Denied: "The Talmud" from the Brisker Rav to the Mishneh Torah /
  • Sergey Dolgopolski
  • Chapter Eight Escaping the Scholastic Paradigm: The Dispute Between Strauss and His Contemporaries About How to Approach Islamic and Jewish Medieval Philosophy /
  • Joshua Parens
  • Chapter Nine Justifying Philosophy and Restoring Revelation: Assessing Strauss's Medieval Return /
  • Randi L. Rashkover
  • Chapter Ten Echo of the Otherwise: Ethics of Transcendence and the Lure of Theolatry /
  • Elliot R. Wolfson
  • Index.