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Deconstructing the Talmud - The Absolute Book (Hardcover)
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Deconstructing the Talmud - The Absolute Book (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
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This monograph uses deconstruction-a philosophical movement
originated by Jacques Derrida-to read the most authoritative book
in Judaism: the Talmud. Examining deconstruction in comparison with
Kant's and Hegel's philosophies, the volume argues that the
movement opens an innovative debate on Jewish Law. First, the
monograph interprets deconstruction within the major streams of
continental philosophy; then, it criticizes many aspects of
Foucault's and Agamben's philosophy, rejecting their notion of law.
On these premises, the research delivers a close examination of
many fundamental aspects of the Talmud. Consequently, it provides a
short history of Rabbinic literature, a history of the
dissemination of the Talmud from Babylon to Northern France, and an
analysis of Talmudic vocabulary from a deconstructive perspective.
Each key concept of the Talmud is analysed according to the
deconstructive dialectics between orality and writing. Closing with
a comparison between the Talmud and Derrida's most enigmatic text,
Glas, the study argues that deconstruction dismantles the
traditional notion of the Talmud to outline a new approach to
Jewish Law. Reading the Talmud through deconstruction, this new
angle makes the volume an essential resource for students and
scholars interested in Jewish studies, continental philosophy, and
the Middle East.
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