Divining History : Prophetism, Messianism and the Development of the Spirit.

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For millennia, messianic visions of redemption have inspired men and women to turn against unjust and oppressive orders. Yet these very same traditions are regularly decried as antecedents to the violent and authoritarian ideologies of modernity. Informed in equal parts by theology and historical th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Svenungsson, Jayne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Swedish
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2016.
Colección:Making sense of history.
Temas:
Jewish philosophy.
History > Religious aspects.
Christianity.
Philosophie juive.
Histoire > Aspect religieux.
Christianisme.
PHILOSOPHY > Eastern.
RELIGION > Theology.
Christianity
History > Religious aspects
Jewish philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For millennia, messianic visions of redemption have inspired men and women to turn against unjust and oppressive orders. Yet these very same traditions are regularly decried as antecedents to the violent and authoritarian ideologies of modernity. Informed in equal parts by theology and historical theory, this book offers a provocative exploration of this double-edged legacy. Author Jayne Svenungsson rigorously pursues a middle path between utopian arrogance and an enervated postmodernism, assessing the impact of Jewish and Christian theologies of history on subsequent thinkers, and in the process identifying a web of spiritual and intellectual motifs extending from ancient Jewish prophets to contemporary radicals such as Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Zizek.'
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785331749
1785331744

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