Ethics, history, politics and community in Martin Buber's myth of Zion
Martin Buber's ideal of Zion has been criticized, especially by Dan Avnon, as lacking political realism and as a 'mismeeting' of biblical, theological and political concerns. This article examines how Buber's view of ethics, history and politics helped him describe a 'living...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2018]
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Journal of Jewish studies
Jahr: 2018, Band: 69, Heft: 1, Seiten: 153-176 |
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Religious communities
B ZION (Mormon Church) B Buber, Martin, 1878-1965 B Jewish History B Jewish ethics |
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Zusammenfassung: | Martin Buber's ideal of Zion has been criticized, especially by Dan Avnon, as lacking political realism and as a 'mismeeting' of biblical, theological and political concerns. This article examines how Buber's view of ethics, history and politics helped him describe a 'living centre' around which an organic and diverse community in which what has been called 'blended selves' could arise. Buber uses a biblical analysis similar to that of Spinoza, a historical approach that opposes historicism, and a politics of preparation rather than practical success to draw on a variety of Jewish sources to make a case that not only have Jewish communities in the past illustrated his ideal but that it is also possible in the current crisis dividing Israelis and Palestinians. |
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ISSN: | 2056-6689 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jewish studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18647/3355/jjs-2018 |