Religious Genius in Rabbi Kook's Thought
Dov Schwartz
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Library of Congress does not carry the original title. Translator(s): Levin, Edward. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
The postmodernist experience is associated with a strong interest in the concepts of saints and religious genius. In this volume, Dov Schwartz considers the questions related to these ideas through his close analysis of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook. This figure is revered by Zionists as a founding father of the Zionist movement. Religious Zionists see him, additionally, as an unquestioned spiritual and altruistic authority with extraordinary halakhic, philosophical, and Kabbalistic intuitions. While Rabbi Kook has often been studied through historical and philosophical disciplines, this book addresses the degree to which his writings can prove to be beneficial to the ... Read more
The postmodernist experience is associated with a strong interest in the concepts of saints and religious genius. In this volume, Dov Schwartz considers the questions related to these ideas through his close analysis of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook. This figure is revered by Zionists as a founding father of the Zionist movement. Religious Zionists see him, additionally, as an unquestioned spiritual and altruistic authority with extraordinary halakhic, philosophical, and Kabbalistic intuitions. While Rabbi Kook has often been studied through historical and philosophical disciplines, this book addresses the degree to which his writings can prove to be beneficial to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History
Number of Pages
228
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618114051
SKU
V9781618114051
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About Dov Schwartz
Dov Schwartz, a former Dean of Humanities at Bar Ilan University, Israel and head of the departments of Philosophy and of Music, currently heads its interdisciplinary unit, and holds the Natalie and Isidore Friedman Chair for Teaching Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik's Thought.
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