The Freedom of Lights: Edmond Jabes and Jewish Philosophy of Modernity (Hardcover, New edition)

Edmond Jabes was one of the most intriguing Jewish thinkers of the 20th century - a poet for the public and a Kabbalist for those who read his work more closely. This book turns his writings into a ground-breaking philosophical achievement: thinking which is manifestly indebted to the Kabbalah, but in the post-religious and post-Shoah world. Loss, exile, negativity, God's absence, writing and Jewishness are the main signposts of the negative ontology which this book offers as an interpretation of Jabes' work. On the basis of it, the book examines the nature of the miraculous encounter between Judaism and philosophy which occurred in the 20th century. Modern Jewish philosophy is a re-constructed tradition which adapts the intellectual and spiritual legacy of Judaism to answer purely modern questions.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Jewish History and Memory, 12
Release date:	April 2019
First published:	2019
Translators:	Patrycja Poniatowska
Authors:	Przemyslaw Tacik
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	406
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-67523-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	3-631-67523-2
Barcode:	9783631675236

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