Rome the Cosmopolis

Rome the Cosmopolis
Author: Catharine Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2006-11-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521030113
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A collection of essays exploring key aspects of the relationship between Rome and its empire.

Knowledge, Science, and Literature in Early Modern Germany

Knowledge, Science, and Literature in Early Modern Germany
Author: Gerhild Scholz Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1996
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:
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Focusing on knowledge, science and literature in early modern Germany, this collection presents 12 essays on emerging epistemologies regarding: the transcendent nature of the Divine; the natural world; the body; sexuality; intellectual property; aesthetics; demons; and witches.

The Star of Redemption

The Star of Redemption
Author: Franz Rosenzweig
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Total Pages: 464
Release: 1985-08-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0268161534
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The Star of Redemption is widely recognized as a key document of modern existential thought and a significant contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century. An affirmation of what Rosenzweig called “the new thinking,” the work ensconces common sense in the place of abstract, conceptual philosophizing and posits the validity of the concrete, individual human being over that of “humanity” in general. Fusing philosophy and theology, it assigns both Judaism and Christianity distinct but equally important roles in the spiritual structure of the world, and finds in both biblical religions approaches toward a comprehension of reality.

"The Star" for Beginners

Author: Martin Brasser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9781914481116
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In "The Star of Redemption", written at the end and after World War I and published in 1921, Franz Rosenzweig presented an epoch-making Jewish-inspired philosophy of religion. In three steps, each with three chapters or "books," Rosenzweig unfolds in it his view of God, the world, and man, their interrelationship, and their contribution and role in the redemption of the world. In this introduction, young and old Rosenzweig scholars take readers by the hand chapter by chapter, book by book. They lead safely through Rosenzweig's argumentation, making sometimes difficult lines of thought comprehensible and plausible. The chapter introductions open up reliable access for interested readers and new perspectives for connoisseurs.

Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture

Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture
Author: Thulin, Mirjam
Publisher: Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2019
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3869564687
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PaRDeS. Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e.V., möchte die fruchtbare und facettenreiche Kultur des Judentums sowie seine Berührungspunkte zur Umwelt in den unterschiedlichen Bereichen dokumentieren. Daneben dient die Zeitschrift als Forum zur Positionierung der Fächer Jüdische Studien und Judaistik innerhalb des wissenschaftlichen Diskurses sowie zur Diskussion ihrer historischen und gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung. PaRDeS. Journal of the Association of Jewish Studies e. V. The journal aims at documenting the fruitful and multifarious culture of Judaism as well as its relations to its environment within diverse areas of research. In addition, the journal is meant to promote Jewish Studies within academic discourse and discuss its historic and social responsibility.

Commercialised History: Popular History Magazines in Europe

Commercialised History: Popular History Magazines in Europe
Author: Susanne Popp
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Historiography
ISBN: 9783631657799
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This volume of essays is the result of the EU project -EHISTO-, which dealt with the mediation of history in popular history magazines and explored how history in the commercialised mass media can be used in history teaching in order to develop the media literacy and the transcultural competences of young people. The volume offers articles which for the first time address the phenomenon of popular history magazines in Europe and their mediating strategies in a foundational way. The articles are intended as introductory material for teachers and student teachers. The topic also offers an innovative approach in terms of making possible a European cross-country comparison, in which results based on qualitative and quantitative methods are presented, related to the content focus areas profiled in the national magazines."

History, Metaphors, Fables

History, Metaphors, Fables
Author: Hans Blumenberg
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2020-06-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1501747991
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History, Metaphors, and Fables collects the central writings by Hans Blumenberg and covers topics such as on the philosophy of language, metaphor theory, non-conceptuality, aesthetics, politics, and literary studies. This landmark volume demonstrates Blumenberg's intellectual breadth and gives an overview of his thematic and stylistic range over four decades. Blumenberg's early philosophy of technology becomes tangible, as does his critique of linguistic perfectibility and conceptual thought, his theory of history as successive concepts of reality", his anthropology, or his studies of literature. History, Metaphors, Fables allows readers to discover a master thinker whose role in the German intellectual post-war scene can hardly be overestimated.