Book contents
- Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence
- Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Translation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Moses Mendelssohn and the Rabbinic Suspending of Coercive Punishment
- Chapter 2 Who Can Command Violence, and Who Should Obey?
- Chapter 3 Jewishness and the Prophetic Anarchism of Hermann Cohen
- Chapter 4 Franz Rosenzweig and the Jewish Alternative to Militarism
- Chapter 5 Walter Benjamin and the Antinomianism of Classical Rabbinic Judaism
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Sources
- Index of Subjects
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2023
- Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence
- Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Translation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Moses Mendelssohn and the Rabbinic Suspending of Coercive Punishment
- Chapter 2 Who Can Command Violence, and Who Should Obey?
- Chapter 3 Jewishness and the Prophetic Anarchism of Hermann Cohen
- Chapter 4 Franz Rosenzweig and the Jewish Alternative to Militarism
- Chapter 5 Walter Benjamin and the Antinomianism of Classical Rabbinic Judaism
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Sources
- Index of Subjects
Summary
The Introduction sets out the main arguments of the book and gives an overview of each chapter.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023