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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822474103321

Autore

Patterson David <1948->

Titolo

Open wounds [[electronic resource] ] : the crisis of Jewish thought in the aftermath of Auschwitz / / David Patterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2006

ISBN

0-295-80316-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

The Pastora Goldner series in post-Holocaust studies

Disciplina

940.531814

Soggetti

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Moral and ethical aspects

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Influence

Judaism - 20th century

Judaism - Doctrines

Holocaust (Jewish theology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-326) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the open wounds of Jewish thought -- The bankruptcy of modern and postmodern thought -- Ethical monotheism and Jewish thought -- The Holocaust and the Holy Tongue -- The sifrei kodesh and the Holocaust -- The Muselmann and the matter of the human being -- Jewish thought and a post-Holocaust tikkun haolam -- Mystical dimensions of post-Holocaust Jewish thought -- Though the Messiah may tarry -- Conclusion : no closure.