Reframing Rousseau's lévite D'Ephraïm The Hebrew Bible, Hospitality, and Modern Identity |
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| Author:
| Abrams, Barbara
Morgenstern, Mira
Sullivan, Karen |
| Series title: | Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80034-813-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2021 |
| Publisher: | Voltaire Foundation
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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This study emphasizes broad cultural themes in Le Lévite d'Ephraïm, Rousseau's rewriting of an ancient biblical text. Taking into account Enlightenment approaches to Biblical interpretation, Rousseau's own traumas, the complications of hospitality, and the role of violence in the construction of national identity, this book lays bare this text's relevance for the 21st-century.
This study emphasizes broad cultural themes in Le Lévite d'Ephraïm, Rousseau's rewriting of an ancient biblical text. Taking into account Enlightenment approaches to Biblical interpretation, Rousseau's own traumas, the complications of hospitality, and the role of violence in the construction of national identity, this book lays bare this text's relevance for the 21st-century.