Levinas, Judaism, and the feminine : the silent footsteps of Rebecca / Claire Elise Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Claire Elise, 1964-

Series:

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Femininity (Philosophy)--History--20th century.

Femininity (Philosophy).

Ethics, Modern--20th century.

Ethics, Modern.

Jewish ethics--History--20th century.

Jewish ethics.

Lévinas, Emmanuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenging previous interpretations of Levinas that gloss over his use of the feminine or show how he overlooks questions raised by feminists, Claire Elise Katz explores the powerful and productive links between the feminine and religion in Levinas's work. Rather than viewing the feminine as a metaphor with no significance for women or as a means to reinforce traditional stereotypes, Katz goes beyond questions of sexual difference to reach a more profound understanding of the role of the feminine in L

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Judaism and the Ethical: Recovering the Other; 2. The Time of Creation; 3. The Inauguration of Sexual Difference; 4. The Hospitality of the Feminine; 5. Eros, Sexual Difference, and the Question of Ethics; 6. Ruth; or, Love and the Ethics of Fecundity; 7. Cain and the Responsibility of Choice; 8. Abraham and the Tempering of Virility; 9. Maternity, Sacrifice, and Sarah's Choice; 10. The Silent Footsteps of Rebecca; Notes; Works by Emmanuel Levinas; General Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-192) and index.

ISBN:

9786612071409

1-282-07140-8

0-253-11077-7

OCLC:

475949539