| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The "living script": Jerusalem's perplexing arguments -- Conceptual disfiguring: Jewish practice and philosophical history -- The felicity of the nation: Jewish practice and social history -- "The strict obedience we owe": Jewish practice and the study of history -- Rethinking Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn's historical Judaism -- Beyond Mendelssohn: history, modernity, and religious practice |
| Summary |
Moses Mendelssohn (1729'1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn's main concerns was how to conceive of the relationship between Judaism, philosophy, and the civic life of a modern state. Elias Sacks explores Mendelssohn's landmark account of Jewish practice--Judaism's "living script," to use his famous phrase--to present a broader reading of Mendelssohn's writings and extend inquiry into conversations about modernity and religion. By studying Mendelssohn's thought in these dimensions, Sacks suggests that he shows a deep concern with history. Sacks affords a view of a foundational moment in Jewish modernity and forwards new ways of thinking about ritual practice, the development of traditions, and the role of religion in society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786.
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Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786 |
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Religious.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016039476 |
| ISBN |
9780253023872 |
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0253023874 |
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