Nine Talmudic readings / by Emmanuel Levinas ; translated and with an introduction by Annette Aronowicz.
| Author/creator | Lévinas, Emmanuel author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1990] |
| Copyright Date | ©1990 |
| Description | xxxix, 197 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Entire Brian O'Connell Collection |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Quatre lectures talmudiques. English |
| Series | A midland book ; 876 Midland book ; 876. ^A910534 |
| Contents | Four Talmudic readings -- Introduction -- Toward the other -- The temptation of temptation -- Promised land or permitted land -- "As old as the world?" -- From the sacred to the holy: five new Talmudic readings -- Preface -- Judaism and revolution -- The youth of Israel -- Desacralization and disenchantment -- And God created woman -- Damages due to fire. |
| Abstract | Nine rich and masterful readings of the Talmud by the French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas translate Jewish thought into the language of modern times. Between 1963 and 1975, Levinas delivered these commentaries at the annual Talmudic colloquia of a group of French Jewish intellectuals in Paris. Here Levinas applies a hermeneutic that simultaneously allows the classic Jewish texts to shed light on contemporary problems and lets modern problems illuminate the texts. Besides being quintessential illustrations of the art of reading, the essays express the deeply ethical vision of the human condition that makes Levinas one of the most important thinkers of our time. |
| General note | Translations of: Quatre lectures talmudiques; Du sacré au saint. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language | Translations of the Éditions de Minuit eds.: Quatre lectures talmudiques (1968); and: Du sacré au saint: cinq nouvelles lectures talmudiques (1977). |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lévinas, Emmanuel. Quatre lectures talmudiques. English. Nine Talmudic readings. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1990 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 89046329 |
| ISBN | 0253333792 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780253333797 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0253208769 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780253208767 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BM504.2 .L4413 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |