The German-Hebrew Dialogue

Studies of Encounter and Exchange
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-11-047135-9
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 561 g

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In the wake of World War II and the Holocaust, it seemed there was no place for German in Israel and no trace of Hebrew in Germany — the two languages and their cultures appeared as divergent as the directions of their scripts. Yet when placed side by side on opposing pages, German and Hebrew converge in the middle. Comprised of essays on literature, history, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts, this volume explores the mutual influence of two linguistic cultures long held as separate or even as diametrically opposed. From Moses Mendelssohn’s arrival in Berlin in 1748 to the recent wave of Israeli migration to Berlin, the essays gathered here shed new light on the painful yet productive relationship between modern German and Hebrew cultures.

Zielgruppe

Kulturwissenschaftler, Religionswissenschaftler, Forschende in al / Academics (Jewish Studies, Literary Studies, Transnational Studie

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seelig, Rachel

Eshel, Amir

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Moderne & Gegenwart
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Über Autor(innen)

Amir Eshel, Stanford University, USA; Rachel Seelig, The University of Toronto, Canada.