Prayer After the Death of God : A Phenomenological Study of Hebrew Literature / Avi Sagi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagi, Abraham, Author.

Contributor:

Stein, Batya.

Series:

Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry, Modern--History and criticism.

Hebrew poetry, Modern.

Hebrew literature, Modern--History and criticism.

Hebrew literature, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The widespread view is that prayer is the center of religious existence and that understanding the meaning of prayer requires that we assume God is its sole destination. This book challenges this assumption and, through a phenomenological analysis of the meaning of prayer in modern Hebrew literature, shows that prayer does not depend at all on the addressee-humans are praying beings. Prayer is, above all, the recognition that we are free to transcend the facts of our life and an expression of the hope that we can override the weight of our past and present circumstances.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Prayer and Hebrew Literature

Chapter 2: "The Death of God" and the Possibility of Prayer

Chapter 3: Prayer as a Primary Datum

Chapter 4: Between Self-Reflection and Ontological Event

Chapter 5: Grappling with the Addressee Problem

Chapter 6: Reconstructing the "Death of God" Moment

Chapter 7: Humans as Praying Beings: A Phenomenological Profile

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-61811-504-9

OCLC:

1135578916