To broaden the way : a Confucian-Jewish dialogue / Galia Patt-Shamir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patt-Shamir, Galia.

Series:

Studies in comparative philosophy and religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Confucianism.

Judaism.

Relations.

Confucianism.

Confucianism--Relations--Judaism.

Paradox--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Paradox.

Paradox--Religious aspects--Confucianism.

Jewish way of life.

Confucian ethics.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 323 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

To Broaden the Way suggests that the texts of both the Jewish and Confucian traditions talk in riddles of a special kind: riddles that are introduced-and answered-by religious forms of life. Using a "dialogue of riddles," Galia Patt-Shamir presents a comparative perspective on Confucianism and Judaism regarding the relatedness between contradictory expressions in texts and living conflicts. The Confucian riddle is characterized here as a mystery to be deciphered by self-reflection, under the assumption of a harmonious community and a unity of being. The Jewish riddle is characterized as a test to be responded to, under the assumption of a disharmonious community and a necessary rapture in reality. This book expands the dialogue between traditions and offers both a method and an investigation of the question, "What is religion about?"

Contents:

Where religions meet : learning a way, and ways of learning

What literature mirrors : biblical themes as universal themes

How philosophy suggests : from understanding texts to understanding life through living riddles

From Eden through Babel to the land of Moriah : life as perpetual test

From Earth through man to heaven : life as a mystery

Confucian way as living a riddle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-321).

ISBN:

0739110233

0739111914

OCLC:

61731280

Publisher Number:

9780739110232 (cloth)

9780739111918 (pbk.)