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Walter Benjamin and the Bible [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Britt, Brian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940--Religion.
- Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History--20th century.
- Local Subjects:
- Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940--Religion.
- Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (158 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book follows the theme of sacred text from Benjamin's early writings on religion, Judaism, and language to the study of Baroque tragedy, modernism, history, and the Paris Arcades. All of these writings reflect a commentary on the idea of the sacred text in Western culture.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface: Avoiding the Bible; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Sacred Texts and the Scriptural Function; Chapter 3: Archive of Pure Language: Language and Sacred Text in Benjamin's Philosophy; Chapter 3: The Task: ""To Regain Pure Language""; Chapter 4: The Bible in the Modern World; Chapter 5: Benjamin's Biblical Interpretations; Chapter 6: The Scriptural Function of Contemporary Culture; Conclusion; Appendix: The Aura of Benjamin's Death: Interview with Lisa Fittko; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1236-0
- OCLC:
- 801363573
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