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The Martin Buber Reader
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Hardcover. Martin Buber is renowned not only for his translations of the Old Testament but also for his interpretation of Hasidism, his role in Zionism and his writings in both psychotherapy and political philosophy. This is an anthology of his work. Editor(s): Biemann, Asher. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF; HRAB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 595.
Martin Buber was professor of the history of religions and Jewish religion & ethics from 1923 to 1933 at the University of Frankfurt. He resigned in 1933, after Hitler came to power, and immigrated to Israel where he taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Buber wrote numerous books during his lifetime (1878-1965) and is best known for I and Thou and Good and Evil. His philosophy of dialogue-that is, the 'I-Thou' relationship which affirms each individual as being of unique value-is extremely well-known and has influenced important Protestant theologians like Karl Barth, Emil Brunner, Paul Tillich, and Reinhold Niebuhr. ... Read more
Martin Buber was professor of the history of religions and Jewish religion & ethics from 1923 to 1933 at the University of Frankfurt. He resigned in 1933, after Hitler came to power, and immigrated to Israel where he taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Buber wrote numerous books during his lifetime (1878-1965) and is best known for I and Thou and Good and Evil. His philosophy of dialogue-that is, the 'I-Thou' relationship which affirms each individual as being of unique value-is extremely well-known and has influenced important Protestant theologians like Karl Barth, Emil Brunner, Paul Tillich, and Reinhold Niebuhr. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312240516
SKU
V9780312240516
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ASHER BIEMANN teaches modern Jewish thought and intellectual history at Harvard University. He is the author of a study on Martin Buber's philosophy and is co-editor of the first critical edition of Martin Buber's collected works in German.
Reviews for The Martin Buber Reader
'...[offers] the general reader a refreshing broad perspective on a powerful thinker...' - Booklist