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No religion without idolatry Mendelssohn's Jewish Enlightenment

Title
No religion without idolatry [electronic resource] : Mendelssohn's Jewish Enlightenment / Gideon Freudenthal.
Author
Freudenthal, Gideon.
Publication
Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2012.

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1 online resource (xi, 332 p.)
Uniform Title
No religion without idolatry (Online)
Alternative Title
No religion without idolatry (Online)
Subject
  • Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786
  • Judaism and philosophy
  • Jewish philosophy
  • Faith and reason > Judaism
  • Haskalah
  • Idolatry
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-326) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Mendelssohn: common sense, rational metaphysics, and skepticism -- Salomon Maimon: the radical alternative to Mendelssohn -- The truth of religion -- The language of action in biblical times -- Idolatry: Egyptian and Jewish -- The "ceremonial law" of Judaism: transitory hieroglyphics -- Idolatry in contemporary Judaism -- Philosophy of enlightened Judaism -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Mirror images: Moses Mendelssohn and Alexander Altmann -- Mendelssohn's messianic allusions -- The title Jerusalem.
LCCN
2012005300
OCLC
ssj0000623190
Author
Freudenthal, Gideon.
Title
No religion without idolatry [electronic resource] : Mendelssohn's Jewish Enlightenment / Gideon Freudenthal.
Imprint
Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-326) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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