Elias Sacks

Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script (eBook, ePUB)

Philosophy, Practice, History, Judaism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn's main concerns was how to conceive of the relationship between Judaism, philosophy, and the civic life of a modern state. Elias Sacks explores Mendelssohn's landmark account of Jewish practice-Judaism's "living script," to use his famous phrase-to present a broader reading of Mendelssohn's writings and extend inquiry into conversations about modernity and religion. By studying Mendelssohn's thought in these dimensions, Sacks suggests that he shows a deep concern with history. Sacks affords a view of a foundational moment in Jewish modernity and forwards new ways of thinking about ritual practice, the development of traditions, and the role of religion in society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780253023872
• Artikelnr.: 47252976

Autorenporträt

Elias Sacks is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Inhaltsangabe

Translations and Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The "Living Script": Jerusalem's Perplexing Arguments
2. Conceptual Disfiguring: Jewish Practice and Philosophical History
3. The Felicity of the Nation: Jewish Practice and Social History
4. "The Strict Obedience We Owe": Jewish Practice and the Study of History
5. Rethinking Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn's Historical Judaism
Conclusion: Beyond Mendelssohn: History, Modernity, and Religious Practice
Bibliography