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Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script: Philosophy, Practice, History, Judaism

Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script: Philosophy, Practice, History, Judaism

Sacks, Elias

Hardcover

PhilosophyJudaism

ISBN10: 0253023742
ISBN13: 9780253023742
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: Nov 1 2016
Pages: 334
Weight: 1.46
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn's main concerns was how to conceive of the relationship between Judaism, philosophy, and the civic life of a modern state. Elias Sacks explores Mendelssohn's landmark account of Jewish practice--Judaism's living script, to use his famous phrase--to present a broader reading of Mendelssohn's writings and extend inquiry into conversations about modernity and religion. By studying Mendelssohn's thought in these dimensions, Sacks suggests that he shows a deep concern with history. Sacks affords a view of a foundational moment in Jewish modernity and forwards new ways of thinking about ritual practice, the development of traditions, and the role of religion in society.

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