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Lament in Jewish Thought: Philosophical, Theological, and Literary Perspectives (Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts Book 2) by Ilit Ferber, Paula Schwebel, (Editors) is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Lament in Jewish Thought: Philosophical, Theological, and Literary Perspectives (Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts Book 2) about?
Lament, mourning, and the transmissibility of a tradition in the aftermath of destruction are prominent themes in Jewish thought. The corpus of lament literature, building upon and transforming the biblical Book of Lamentations, provides a unique lens for thinking about the relationships between destruction and renewal, mourning and remembrance, loss and redemption, expression and the inexpressible. This anthology features four texts by Gershom Scholem on lament, translated here for the first ti
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ilit Ferber, Paula Schwebel, (Editors)
- Publisher
- De Gruyter De Gruyter Mouton
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783110395310
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, History, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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