Batnitzky Idolatry and Representation

The Philosophy of Franz Rosenzweig Reconsidered
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2358-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Batnitzky, Leora

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction Reconsidering Rosenzweig and Modern Conceptions of Idolatry 3

PART I: ETHICS AND MONOTHEISM 15

One The Eradication of Alien Worship: Rosenzweig as Ethical Monotheist 17

Two Miracles and Martyrs, Ethics and Hermeneutics: Idolatry from Mendelssohn to Rosenzweig 32

Three The Philosophical Import of Carnal Israel: Hermeneutics and the Structure of Rosenzweig's The Star of Redemption 62

PART II: ART AND LANGUAGE 81

Four Risky Images: Rosenzweig's Aesthetic Theory and Jewish Uncanniness 83

Five The Problem of Translation: Risking the Present for the Sake of the Past 105

PART III: RELIGION AND POLITICS 143

Six Risking Religion: Christian Idolatry 145

Seven Risking Politics: Jewish Idolatry 169

Eight After Israel: Rosenzweig's Philosophy of Risk Reconsidered 188

Conclusion The Future of Monotheism 207

Notes 227

Index 273

Über Autor(innen)

Leora Batnitzky is Assistant Professor of Religion at Princeton University.