Eric Jacobson Metaphysics of the Profane (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Metaphysics of the ProfaneCondition: NewSubtitle: The Political Theology of Walter Benjamin and Gershom ScholemISBN-10: 0231126573EAN: 9780231126571ISBN: 9780231126571Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/20/2003Description: Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. Together they produced a dynamic body of ideas that has had a lasting impact on the study of religion, philosophy, and literary criticism. Drawing from Benjamin's and Scholem's ideas on messianism, language, and divine justice, this book traces the intellectual exchange through the early decades of the twentieth century-from Berlin, Bern, and Munich in the throws of war and revolution to Scholem's departure for Palestine in 1923. It begins with a close reading of Benjamin's early writings and a study of Scholem's theological politics, followed by an examination of Benjamin's proposals on language and the influence these ideas had on Scholem's scholarship on Jewish mysticism. From there the book turns to their ideas on divine justice-from Benjamin's critique of original sin and violence to Scholem's application of the categories to the prophets and Bolshevism. Metaphysics of the Profane is the first book to make this early period available to a wider audience, revealing the intricate structure of this early intellectual partnership on politics and theology.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: Eric JacobsonGenre: Literary CriticismTopic: Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Metaphysics of the Profane

Title: Metaphysics of the Profane

Subtitle: The Political Theology of Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem

ISBN-10: 0231126573

EAN: 9780231126571

ISBN: 9780231126571

Release Date: 08/20/2003

Release Year: 2003

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Literary Criticism

Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Metaphysics of the Profane : the Political Theology of Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Publication Year: 2003

Subject: Religious, Judaism / Theology, Religion, Politics & State

Item Height: 0.9 in

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 15.7 Oz

Author: Eric Jacobson

Subject Area: Religion, Philosophy

Item Length: 8.9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback