No religion without idolatry : Mendelssohn's Jewish Enlightenment

No religion without idolatry : Mendelssohn's Jewish Enlightenment / Gideon Freudenthal.

Gideon Freudenthal offers a novel interpretation of Mendelssohn's general philosophy and discusses Mendelssohn's semiotic interpretation of idolatry in his Jerusalem and in his Hebrew biblical commentary.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freudenthal, Gideon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Mendelssohn, Moses, > 1729-1786.
Mendelssohn, Moses, > 1729-1786
Mendelssohn, Moses > 1729-1786
Mendelssohn, Moses.
Judaism and philosophy.
Jewish philosophy.
Faith and reason > Judaism.
Haskalah.
Idolatry.
Faith and reason > Judaism
Haskalah
Idolatry
Jewish philosophy
Judaism and philosophy
Haskala
Jüdische Philosophie
Idololatrie
Haskala.
Idololatrie.
Judentum.
Jüdische Philosophie.
Judendom.
Tro och vetande.
Religionsfilosofi.
Judisk filosofi.
Bilder > religiösa aspekter.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mendelssohn: common sense, rational metaphysics, and skepticism
  • Salomon Maimon: the radical alternative to Mendelssohn
  • The truth of religion
  • The language of action in biblical times
  • Idolatry: Egyptian and Jewish
  • The "ceremonial law" of Judaism: transitory hieroglyphics
  • Idolatry in contemporary Judaism
  • Philosophy of enlightened Judaism
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Mirror images: Moses Mendelssohn and Alexander Altmann
  • Mendelssohn's messianic allusions
  • The title Jerusalem.

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