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Levinas, Messianism and Parody (Hardcover, New)
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Levinas, Messianism and Parody (Hardcover, New)
Series: Continuum Advances in Religious Studies
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This title presents an analysis of 'messianism' in Continental
philosophy, using a case study of Levinas to uncover its underlying
philosophical intelligibility. There is no greater testament to
Emmanuel Levinas' reputation as an enigmatic thinker than in his
mediations on eschatology and its relevance for contemporary
thought. Levinas has come to be seen as a principle representative
in Continental philosophy - alongside the likes of Heidegger,
Benjamin, Adorno and Zizek - of a certain philosophical messianism,
differing from its religious counterpart in being formulated
apparently without appeal to any dogmatic content. To date,
however, Levinas' messianism has not received the same detailed
attention as other aspects of his wide ranging ethical vision.
Terence Holden attempts to redress this imbalance, tracing the
evolution of the messianic idea across Levinas' career, emphasising
the transformations or indeed displacements which this idea
undergoes in taking on philosophical intelligibility. He suggests
that, in order to crack the enigma which this idea represents, we
must consider not only the Jewish tradition from which Levinas
draws inspiration, but also Nietzsche, who ostensibly would
represent the greatest rival to the messianic idea in the history
of philosophy, with his notion of the 'parody' of messianism. This
groundbreaking series offers original reflections on theory and
method in the study of religions, and demonstrates new approaches
to the way religious traditions are studied and presented. Studies
published under its auspices look to clarify the role and place of
Religious Studies in the academy, but not in a purely theoretical
manner. Each study will demonstrate its theoretical aspects by
applying them to the actual study of religions, often in the form
of frontier research.
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