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<p>Judaic cultures have a commitment to language that is exceptional. Language in many form – texts, books and scrolls; learning, interpretation, material practices that generate material practices – are central to Judaic conduct, experience, and spirituality. In this Judaic traditions differ from philosophical and theological ones that make language secondary. Traditional metaphysics has privileged the immaterial and unchanging, as unchanging truth that language can at best convey and at worst

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Author

Shira Wolosky

Publisher

de Gruyter GmbH, Walter

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9783111168760

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Social Science, Literary Criticism, Science

Updated

2026-03-25