Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Indiana University Press (1990), Edition: Reprint, 240 pages
Description
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. In this collection, 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.
Subjects
Original language
English
Original publication date
1968 (Quatre Lectures Talmudiques)
1977 (Du Sacré au Saint – Cinq Nouvelles Lectures Talmudiques)
Physical description
240 p.; 6.12 inches
ISBN
0253208769 / 9780253208767
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