Figural Jew - Politics and Identity in Postwar French Thought

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Hammerschlag is assistant professor of Jewish thought in the Department of Religion at Williams College. Klappentext Reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance! whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity! modern Jewish thought! and continental philosophy. Zusammenfassung Reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance! whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity! modern Jewish thought! and continental philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Hammerschlag, Hammerschlag Sarah
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2010
• EAN: 9780226315119
• ISBN: 978-0-226-31511-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Religion and Postmodernism; Religion & Postmodernism (Hard; Religion and Postmodernism; Religion and Postmodernism Series; Religion and Postmodernism Series (CHUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; France, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Religion & politics, Jewish Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Western philosophy from c 1800, Religion and Politics, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Social groups: religious groups and communities