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Lament in Jewish thought : philosophical, theological, and literary perspectives

Title: Lament in Jewish thought : philosophical, theological, and literary perspectives / edited by Ilit Ferber and Paula Schwebel.
Publication: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]

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xvii, 353 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"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 time into English. The volume also includes original essays by leading scholars, which interpret Scholem's texts and situate them in relation to other Weimar-era Jewish thinkers, including Walter Benjamin, Franz Rosenzweig, Franz Kafka, and Paul Celan, who drew on the textual traditions of lament to respond to the destruction and upheavals of the early twentieth century. Also included are studies on the textual tradition of lament in Judaism, from biblical, rabbinic, and medieval lamentations to contemporary Yemenite women's laments. This collection, unified by its strong thematic focus on lament, shows the fruitfulness of studying contemporary and modern texts alongside the traditional textual sources that informed them"--

Series Statement

Perspectives on Jewish texts and contexts ; volume 2

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

English and German.

Call Number

*PNK 14-462

ISBN

9783110333824 (hardcover : alk. paper)
3110333821 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9783110339963 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
311033996X (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014034207

OCLC

890462662

Title

Lament in Jewish thought : philosophical, theological, and literary perspectives / edited by Ilit Ferber and Paula Schwebel.

Publisher

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Perspectives on Jewish texts and contexts ; volume 2

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Language

English and German.

Added Author

Ferber, Ilit, editor.

Schwebel, Paula, 1981- editor.

Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982. Works.

Research Call Number

*PNK 14-462

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