Lament in Jewish thought : philosophical, theological, and literary perspectives / edited by Ilit Ferber and Paula Schwebel
(Perspectives on Jewish texts and contexts ; ; volume 2)
Material Type | E-Book |
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Publisher | Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton |
Year | [2014] |
Language | English |
Size | 1 electronic resource (xvii, 353 pages) |
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Notes | "Lament, mourning, and the transmissibility of a tradition in the aftermath of destruction are prominent themes in Jewish thought. The corpus of lament literature, building upon and transforming the biblical Book of Lamentations, provides a unique lens for thinking about the relationships between destruction and renewal, mourning and remembrance, loss and redemption, expression and the inexpressible. This anthology features four texts by Gershom Scholem on lament, translated here for the first time into English. The volume also includes original essays by leading scholars, which interpret Scholem's texts and situate them in relation to other Weimar-era Jewish thinkers, including Walter Benjamin, Franz Rosenzweig, Franz Kafka, and Paul Celan, who drew on the textual traditions of lament to respond to the destruction and upheavals of the early twentieth century. Also included are studies on the textual tradition of lament in Judaism, from biblical, rabbinic, and medieval lamentations to contemporary Yemenite women's laments. This collection, unified by its strong thematic focus on lament, shows the fruitfulness of studying contemporary and modern texts alongside the traditional textual sources that informed them"-- Provided by publisher Open Access English and German Includes bibliographical references Description based on print version record; resource not viewed |
Authors | Ferber, Ilit, Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982. Schwebel, Paula, 1981- |
Subjects | LCSH:Electronic books BSH:Electronic books FREE:Criticism, interpretation, etc LCSH:Jewish mourning customs -- Philosophy All Subject Search LCSH:Jewish philosophy LCSH:Laments in the Bible LCSH:Laments -- Philosophy All Subject Search FREE:Jewish studies BISACSH:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary All Subject Search BISACSH:HISTORY -- Jewish All Subject Search FREE:Jewish philosophy FREE:Laments in the Bible FREE:Judentum FREE:Klage FREE:Literatur FREE:Trost LCSH:Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc All Subject Search |
Classification | DC23:809/.88924 |
ID | ED00002639 |
ISBN | 311033996X |