Moses Among the Moderns

German Constructions of Biblical Law, 1750-1930
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69176-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 36, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions

A historic lawgiver and founder of an ancient nation, Moses was powerful and pivotal in the imagination of modern Germany. The late eighteenth to early twentieth century was an intense period of religious controversy, especially on 'the Jewish question', with new models for understanding faith, science, and the past. This volume focuses on the identification of Jewish law, both Pentateuch and Talmud, with the figure of Moses to trace the fascinations and anxieties of the Bible in modern culture. Through diverse perspectives, it examines the representations and appropriations of Moses as a father of Judaism and framer of European civilization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kurtz, Paul Michael

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Michael Kurtz (Dr. phil., Göttingen) is a cultural, intellectual, and religious historian at Ghent University. His research centers on the history of biblical, classical, and oriental studies in modern Europe.