Divining history : prophetism, messianism, and the development of the spirit / Jayne Svenungsson ; translated by Stephen Donovan. / Jayne Svenungsson ; translated by Stephen Donovan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Svenungsson, Jayne, author.

Series:

Making sense of history ; Volume 26.

Making Sense of History ; Volume 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy.

History--Religious aspects.

History.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, 2016.

Summary:

For millennia, messianic visions of redemption have inspired men and women to turn against unjust and oppressive orders. Yet these very same traditions are regularly decried as antecedents to the violent and authoritarian ideologies of modernity. Informed in equal parts by theology and historical theory, this book offers a provocative exploration of this double-edged legacy. Author Jayne Svenungsson rigorously pursues a middle path between utopian arrogance and an enervated postmodernism, assessing the impact of Jewish and Christian theologies of history on subsequent thinkers, and in the process identifying a web of spiritual and intellectual motifs extending from ancient Jewish prophets to contemporary radicals such as Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Zizek.

Contents:

Divining History; Divining History - Prophetism, Messianism and the Development of the Spirit - Jayne Svenungsson - Translated by Stephen Donovan; Contents; Preface; C h a p t e r 1 - The God of History; C h a p t e r 2 - The Ages of History; C h a p t e r 3 - Romantic History; C h a p t e r 4 - History after God; C h a p t e r 5 - The Politics of History; P ost scr i p t - A Theopolitical Vision; Bibliography; Index; MAKING SENSE OF HISTORY

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785331749

OCLC:

960164620