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Jewish Thought, Utopia, and Revolution.
Title:
Jewish Thought, Utopia, and Revolution.
Author:
Namli, Elena.
ISBN:
9789401210782
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (215 pages)
Series:
Value Inquiry Book Series ; v.274

Value Inquiry Book Series
Contents:
Cover -- Philosophy and Religion -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- ONE Tikkun Olam-"Repairing the World": Embodying Redemption and Utopia -- TWO Jewish Hope Versus Revolutionary Hope -- THREE Adorno, Revolution, and Negative Utopia -- FOUR Utopia and Revolution: The Romantic Socialism of Gustav Landauer and Martin Buber -- FIVE A Secular Utopia: Remarks on the Löwith-Blumenberg Debate -- SIX Thinking Revolution With and Beyond Levinas -- SEVEN Topos and Utopia: the Place of Art in the Revolution -- EIGHT Berlin Debates: The Jews and the Russian Revolution -- NINE Jewish Rationalism, Ethics, and Revolution: Hermann Cohen in Nevel -- TEN Reflections of Revolutionary Movements in American Yiddish Poetry: the Case of Proletpen -- ELEVEN Nihilism and the Resurrection of Political Space: Hannah Arendt's Utopia? -- TWELVE Left (in) Time: Hegel, Benjamin, and Derrida Facing the Status Quo -- Works Cited -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
In response to the grim realities of the present world Jewish thought has not tended to retreat into eschatological fantasy, but rather to project utopian visions precisely on to the present moment, envisioning redemptions that are concrete, immanent, and necessarily political in nature. In difficult times and through shifting historical contexts, the messianic hope in the Jewish tradition has functioned as a political vision: the dream of a peaceful kingdom, of a country to return to, or of a leader who will administer justice among the nations. Against this background, it is unsurprising that Jewish messianism in modern times has been transposed, and lives on in secular political movements and ideologies. The purpose of this book is to contribute to the deeper understanding of the relationship between Jewish thought, utopia, and revolution, by taking a fresh look at its historical and religious roots. We approach the issue from several perspectives, with differences of opinion presented both in regard to what Jewish tradition is, and how to regard utopia and revolution. These notions are multifaceted, comprising aspects such as political messianism, religious renewal, Zionism, and different forms of Marxist and Anarchistic movements.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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