Modern French Jewish Thought Writings on Religion and Politics / edited by Sarah Hammerschlag.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hammerschlag, Sarah., Editor.

Series:

Brandeis library of modern Jewish thought.

Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)

The Brandeis library of modern Jewish thought

The Tauber Institute series for the study of European Jewry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judovska filozofija--Francija.

Judovska filozofija.

France--Ethnic relations.

France.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 268 pages).

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Waltham : Brandeis University Press, op. 2018.

Summary:

"Modern Jewish thought" is often defined as a German affair, with interventions from Eastern European, American, and Israeli philosophers. The story of France's development of its own schools of thought has not been substantially treated outside the French milieu. This anthology of modern French Jewish writing offers the first look at how this significant and diverse body of work developed within the historical and intellectual contexts of France and Europe. Translated into English, these documents speak to two critical axes-the first between Jewish universalism and particularism, and the second between the identification and disidentification of French Jews with France as a nation. Offering key works from Simone Weil, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Emmanuel Levinas, Albert Memmi, Hélène Cixous, Jacques Derrida, and many others, this volume is organized in roughly chronological order, to highlight the connections linking religion, politics, and history, as they coalesce around a Judaism that is unique to France.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781512601879

151260187X

OCLC:

1007497341