Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 386 g
The Absolute Book
Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 386 g
Reihe: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
ISBN: 978-0-367-78544-4
Verlag: CRC Press
First, the monograph interprets deconstruction within the major streams of continental philosophy; then, it criticizes many aspects of Foucault’s and Agamben’s philosophy, rejecting their notion of law. On these premises, the research delivers a close examination of many fundamental aspects of the Talmud. Consequently, it provides a short history of Rabbinic literature, a history of the dissemination of the Talmud from Babylon to Northern France, and an analysis of Talmudic vocabulary from a deconstructive perspective. Each key concept of the Talmud is analysed according to the deconstructive dialectics between orality and writing. Closing with a comparison between the Talmud and Derrida’s most enigmatic text, Glas, the study argues that deconstruction dismantles the traditional notion of the Talmud to outline a new approach to Jewish Law.
Reading the Talmud through deconstruction, this new angle makes the volume an essential resource for students and scholars interested in Jewish studies, continental philosophy, and the Middle East.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Dekonstruktivismus, Strukturalismus, Poststrukturalismus
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Talmud Tractate Abbreviations Introduction: Deconstruction and the Deconstruction of the Talmud 1. Speech and Writing: on Deconstruction 2. On Messianism and Jewish Law 3. A Short ‘Deconstructive History’ of Rabbinic Literature 4. Writing and Orality from the Geonim to the Tosafot 5. A Deconstructive Analysis of Talmudic Vocabulary 6. Beyond the ‘Absolute Book’ Bibliography A Short Glossary of Rabbinic and Talmudic Terms