Michael T. Miller

The Name of God in Jewish Thought

A Philosophical Analysis of Mystical Traditions from Apocalyptic to Kabbalah

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Produktbeschreibung

The Name of God in Jewish Thought examines the texts of Judaism pertaining to the Name of God, offering a philosophical analysis of these as a means of understanding the metaphysical role of the name generally, in terms of its relationship with identity. The book begins with the formation of rabbinic Judaism in Lat

Produktdetails

• Routledge Jewish Studies Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9780367873905
• ISBN-10: 0367873907
• Artikelnr.: 58441291

Autorenporträt

Michael T. Miller is a researcher in Jewish mysticism and modern philosophy, with a focus on Jewish thought from the Second Temple period to the medieval Kabbalah. His philosophical interests cover modern Jewish philosophy as well as philosophy of language and metaphysics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Presence and Speech: Rosenzweig's ontology and the doctrine
of Creation via the Name 2. Losing the Name: Derrida's rejection of Logos
Theology 3. The Intentional Name: Husserl and the Talmud on phenomenal
objects 4. The Seventy Faces of God: Kripke on identity and the Angelic
Host 5. The Tree of Names: The Source of logic and emanation in
Wittgenstein and Gikatilla 6. Name and Letter: Deconstructing language with
Abulafian prophecy and Levinasian othering 7. Redemption in the Name:
Walter Benjamin's Kabbalistic Messianism Conclusion: The Metaphysical
Meaning of the Name