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The book of Job : aesthetics, ethics, hermeneutics /

The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. Why has Job's response to disaster become a touchstone for modern reflections on catastrophic events? This volume engages this question and offers new perspectives on the trag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Batnitzky, Leora, 1966- (Editor ), Pardes, Ilana, 1966- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Colección:Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. Why has Job's response to disaster become a touchstone for modern reflections on catastrophic events? This volume engages this question and offers new perspectives on the tragic bent of the Book of Job, on its dramatic irony, on Job's position as mourner, and the unique representation of the Joban body in pain.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783110338799
3110338793
9783110393989
3110393980
Acceso:Open Access