Moses Hess and Modern Jewish Identity - Couverture rigide

Koltun-Fromm, Ken

 
9780253339348: Moses Hess and Modern Jewish Identity
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0253339340 ISBN 13 : 9780253339348
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Koltun-Fromm's reading of Hess is of crucial import for those who study the construction of self in the modern world as well as for those who are concerned with Hess and his contributions to modern thought.... a reading of Hess that is subtle, judicious, insightful, and well supported." -David Ellenson

Moses Hess, a fascinating 19th-century German Jewish intellectual figure, was at times religious and secular, traditional and modern, practical and theoretical, socialist and nationalist. Ken Koltun-Fromm's radical reinterpretation of his writings shows Hess as a Jew struggling with the meaning of conflicting commitments and impulses. Modern readers will realize that in Hess's life, as in their own, these commitments remain fragmented and torn. As contemporary Jews negotiate multiple, often contradictory allegiances in the modern world, Koltun-Fromm argues that Hess's struggle to unite conflicting traditions and frameworks of meaning offers intellectual and practical resources to re-examine the dilemmas of modern Jewish identity. Adopting Charles Taylor's philosophical theory of the self to uncover Hess's various commitments, Koltun-Fromm demonstrates that Hess offers a rich, textured, though deeply conflicted and torn account of the modern Jew. This groundbreaking study in conceptions of identity in modern Jewish texts is a vital contribution to the diverse fields of Jewish intellectual history, philosophy, Zionism, and religious studies.

Jewish Literature and Culture-Alvin H. Rosenfeld, editor
Published with the generous support of the Koret Foundation

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À propos de l?auteur

Ken Koltun-Fromm is Assistant Professor of Religion at Haverford College. He publishes in the field of modern Jewish thought and German studies.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253339340
ISBN 13 
9780253339348
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
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Personne responsable
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