Moses Hess And Modern Jewish Identity

Book Summary


"Koltun-Fromm's reading of Hess is of crucial import for those who studythe construction of self in the modern world as well as for those who are concernedwith Hess and his contributions to modern thought.... a reading of Hess that issubtle, judicious, insightful, and well supported." -- DavidEllenson Moses Hess, a fascinating 19th-century German Jewishintellectual figure, was at times religious and secular, traditional and modern, practical and theoretical, socialist and nationalist. Ken Koltun-Fromm's radicalreinterpretation of his writings shows Hess as a Jew struggling with the meaning ofconflicting commitments and impulses. Modern readers will realize that in Hess'slife, as in their own, these commitments remain fragmented and torn. As contemporaryJews negotiate multiple, often contradictory allegiances in the modern world, Koltun-Fromm argues that Hess's struggle to unite conflicting traditions andframeworks of meaning offers intellectual and practical resources to re-examine thedilemmas of modern Jewish identity. Adopting Charles Taylor's philosophical theoryof the self to uncover Hess's various commitments, Koltun-Fromm demonstrates thatHess offers a rich, textured, though deeply conflicted and torn account of themodern Jew. This groundbreaking study in conceptions of identity in modern Jewishtexts is a vital contribution to the diverse fields of Jewish intellectual history, philosophy, Zionism, and religious studies. Jewish Literature andCulture -- Alvin H. Rosenfeld, editorPublished with the generous support of theKoret Foundation

Book Details


Book Name Moses Hess And Modern Jewish Identity
Author Ken Koltun-fromm
Publisher Indiana University Press (Jul 2001)
ISBN 9780253339348
Pages 192
Language English
Price 2345
 
 

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