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In the wake of the Dreyfus affair and the Shoah, many French intellectuals have maintained rich and complex relationships with Judaism, beyond as well as within the religious dimension. Whether they approach it via history, philosophy, biblical studies or sociology, or following a personal itinerary, many contemporary intellectuals are deeply involved in Jewish culture.

Interviewed at length by Elisabeth Weber, this volume presents the meditations of seven well-known French thinkers on the special relations of their own intellectual pursuit to Judaism. As memory or as the place of circumfession (in Jacques Derrida''s words), as the symbol of the unrepresentable (Jean-François Lyotard) or as the witness, according to Emmanuel Levinas, to a biblical humanity, Judaism is continually engaged in renewing and displacing contemporary thought.

The volume includes interviews with: Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Jacques Derrida, Rita Thalmann, Emmanuel Levinas, Léon Poliakov, Jean-François

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"These interviews will challenge readers to examine their Jewish identity while taking a fresh look at history."—AJL Newsletter
"...this is a remarkable interview, conducted by one of Derrida's most conscientious and demanding readers."—The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory

Questioning Judaism

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      Publisher Stanford University Press
      Published 23 July 2004
      ISBN-13 9780804742207
      978-0804742207
      ISBN-10 0804742200
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      Philosophy of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the wake of the Dreyfus affair and the Shoah, many French intellectuals have maintained rich and complex relationships with Judaism, beyond as well as within the religious dimension. Whether they approach it via history, philosophy, biblical studies or sociology, or following a personal itinerary, many contemporary intellectuals are deeply involved in Jewish culture.

      Interviewed at length by Elisabeth Weber, this volume presents the meditations of seven well-known French thinkers on the special relations of their own intellectual pursuit to Judaism. As memory or as the place of circumfession (in Jacques Derrida''s words), as the symbol of the unrepresentable (Jean-François Lyotard) or as the witness, according to Emmanuel Levinas, to a biblical humanity, Judaism is continually engaged in renewing and displacing contemporary thought.

      The volume includes interviews with: Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Jacques Derrida, Rita Thalmann, Emmanuel Levinas, Léon Poliakov, Jean-François

      Trade Review
      "These interviews will challenge readers to examine their Jewish identity while taking a fresh look at history."—AJL Newsletter
      "...this is a remarkable interview, conducted by one of Derrida's most conscientious and demanding readers."—The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory

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