Figuren des Messianischen in Schriften deutsch-jüdischer Intellektueller 1900-1933
Abstract
This study investigates the function of the recourse to the messianic tradition of Judaism among German-Jewish intellectuals between 1900 and 1933 (Benjamin, Bloch, Broch, Buber, Landauer, Rosenzweig, Scholem). Messianic figures of thought play an important role in the Jewish discourse of identity. Moreover, they are used productively in the creation of general theories in the realm of cultural studies (philosophy of language and history, theological-political thinking). The messianic figures of speech include not only figures of thought but also rhetorical figures of speech or tropes that reflect various constellations of sacrality and secularity in the modern era.
Keywords
20th Century; German-Jewish; Cultural History; Messianism; SecularizationDOI
10.1515/9783110258240ISBN
9783110258240, 9783110258233, 9783110258240Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2011Grantor
Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Conditio Judaica, 79Classification
Literary studies: general
Social and cultural history
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Relating to Jewish people and groups