The Burnt Book: Reading the Talmud

by Marc-Alain Ouaknin

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In a profound look at what it means for new generations to read and interpret ancient religious texts, rabbi and philosopher Marc-Alain Ouaknin offers a postmodern reading of the Talmud, one of the first of its kind. Combining traditional learning and contemporary thought, Ouaknin dovetails discussions of spirituality and religious practice with such concepts as deconstruction, intertextuality, undecidability, multiple voicing, and eroticism in the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691037299

ISBN13:9780691037295

Release Date:July 1995

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 7.8" x 10.0"

Related Subjects

Fiction Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Religion Religion & Spirituality Sacred Writings Talmud

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